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a case study
of the local development of the UK Biodiversity Strategy
Conservation of biodiversity involves government
organisations, non- government organisations and community
groups working together in the context of Local Biodiversity
Action Plans (LBAPs).
LBAPs are strategic plans organised at the
level of counties and unitary local authorities.
The strategic targets of LBAPs have to be
met by-
taking a systematic approach to biodiversity
conservation by focussing on objectives and measurable
targets for species and habitats
devising actions which will deliver the objectives
and targets, within a given timescale
ensuring that monitoring and review mechanisms
are put in place to assess progress and modify actions
as necessary.
This requires the year on year operation of
site management plans with the following key elements:-
selection of priority features to be managed
measurable objectives for species and habitat
targets
a schedule of local resources to implement
a plan for action
a system of monitoring with performance indicators
to measure effectiveness of the action plan;
arrangements for review and reporting
audit of methods, procedures and value for
money
Sound management logic is vital at all levels
and it is important to make sure that wheels are not
being reinvented. This is the motivation for studing
biodiversity management in Mid Anglia. The region comprises
several natural areas that provide a landscape framework
for conservation superimposed over the boundaries of
four counties and three urban authorities. Therefore,
the Mid Anglian BAPs and their site management systems
offer a good comparative case study to assess the issues
of local compartmentation of the UK Biodiversity Strategy.
LBAPs of Mid Anglia |
