Statement of biodiversity priorities – Strategy area description
Part 2 of the Strategy provides an overview of the Strategy area – its natural features, the pressures and challenges for nature and the existing strategies and plans currently having an influence.
Contents of “Statement of biodiversity priorities – Strategy area description”
- Kent and Medway’s natural landscape – a look at the various natural features which comprise the county.
- Protected areas of Kent and Medway, including National Landscapes and nationally and locally designated areas.
- What makes Kent and Medway’s nature so special – a summary of the habitats and species of note that can be found within the county (more detail on the habitats can be found in Part 3 of the Strategy).
- A changing landscape – a look at how the county’s habitats and species have changed.
- Pressures, threats and challenges for Kent and Medway’s nature:
- Climate change
- Pollution
- Water demand and management
- Human pressures
- Built-up areas
- Agricultural practices
- Land management practices
- Game hunting, wildfowling, game fishing and coarse fishing
- Diseases and invasive and non-native species
- Lack of funding and resources
- Lack of data, evidence and understanding
6. Strategic context for the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy – a review of influences on the Strategy including Local Plans and other relevant spatial plans and national policy, legislation and advice.
7. Nature recovery opportunities in Kent and Medway – a look at the platform of action that the Strategy will be building from, and the principles the Strategy development applied to
enable this.