South East England Biodiversity Forum

English Biodiversity Strategy

The England Biodiversity Strategy

The England Biodiversity Group is revising the England Biodiversity Strategy (EBS). As part of this refresh the South East England Biodiversity Forum and LBAP partnerships have been identified as key in delivering this framework and in this regard have been identified to:

  1. Agree or confirm regional and local targets for delivering priority habitats and species, actively seeking and taking account of advice from the Biodiversity Integration Groups (BIGs) and species lead partners, where appropriate.
  2. Ensure protected landscapes (National Parks and AONBs) are properly integrated into the prioritisation, decision making and delivery process.
  3. Ensure targets are fully reflected in appropriate policy instruments and strategies at regional and local levels, including Regional Spatial Strategies, Shoreline Management Plans, River Basin Biodiversity Frameworks, etc. In some cases, this will require cooperation between local areas or regions.
  4. Take account of any existing ‘vision' maps, agree delivery priorities, aiming to enhance biodiversity at a landscape scale and increase the resilience of habitats, sites and ecosystems.
  5. Develop a regional delivery plan (the SE Biodiversity Strategy) for high priority actions with agreed account-abilities. Work programme to be agreed and annual progress reports are to be provided to the England Biodiversity Group via BARS (Biodiversity Action Reporting System).
  6. Report actions and their outcomes using BARS, and contribute to national reporting rounds as required.

For more information on the England Biodiversity Group, the document detailing the national framework 'Securing Biodiversity' and a document detailing the relationship between the England Biodiversity Strategy and the South East Biodiversity Strategy please follow the links.