Welcome to LBAP conference session

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Biodiversity targets

• Globally and nationally, fell short of reaching 2010 target to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss

• UN Convention on Biological Diversity held at Nagoya, Japan, Autumn 2010 agreed new Aichi targets

• In 2011, the UK National Ecosystem Assessment examined economic and social value of biodiversity

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Aichi Targets20 targets set – 2 examples:

• Target 5 – Habitat loss: By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats is at least halved

• Target 11 – Protected areas: By 2020, at least 17 % of terrestrial and inland water, are conserved and effectively managed, and integrated into the wider landscape

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LBAP Work LBAP – original development in 2001 All Action Plans written by 2005 60 partner organisations involved

By 2010, many targets achieved and

plans needed updating 2012 – 14: Revision of 41 plans achieved

by lead partners and Ruth Moffatt

Process• Priority habitats reviewed

• Removed achieved actions

• Aimed to get actions with targets, specific and measurable

• Identified key needs and opportunities with lead partners

• Used targets developed for Regional Spatial Strategy from detailed report

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LBAP Target headlines

All figures in hectares unless stated otherwise Maintain Restore Expand

Habitat      

WCS WCS WCS

Arable Field Margins (ha) 0 0 640

Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh 1191 712 0

Eutrophic Standing Waters (sites) 136 0 1

Fens 23 16 0

Hedgerows (km) 0 32 160

Lowland Calcareous Grassland 66 27 16

Lowland Dry Acid Grassland 24 0 11

Lowland Heathland 20 0 5

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All figures in hectares unless stated otherwise Maintain Restore Expand

Habitat      

WCS WCS WCS

Lowland Meadows 248 319 200

Native Woodland (combined figure all woodland HAP) 3894 918 1006

Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land 90 10 0

Ponds (sites) 0 142 142

Reedbeds 25 0 100

Rivers (km) n/a 0 0

Traditional Orchards 131 60 40

Wood-Pasture & Parkland (sites) 78 0

Totals 5712 2236 2320

Totals will deliver 17% of area in semi natural management, as per Aichi target

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Examples of Objectives To restore 27ha of degraded lowland

calcareous grassland by 2026 To increase the breeding range of

lapwing to its 1988-91 level. To restore 142 degraded pond

sites by 2026

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Next steps :

Steering Group to approve revised plans

Place revised plans on webpage to ensure accessible to all

10 more plans to review

Implement action on the ground

Find resources to enable monitoring of progress

Your input welcome

Several of the plans are on display today Further information re projects can be

added – note it for us Work with lead partners to track actions Identify any further actions or plans

needed Proof readers needed !

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Thank you !

Thanks to all on the Core Steering group

and to many partners for work on plan

A special thanks to Ruth Moffatt,

volunteer, without whom the work would

not have been achieved

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