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Ecological Emergency Action Plan ‘to ensure nature embedded into all council decisions’
A new council action plan hopes to set out the steps to help wildlife flourish in our city, almost 18 months after Bristol City Council declared an ecological emergency.
The Ecological Emergency Action Plan is a four-year plan which promises that nature will be “embedded into all council decisions”.
Speaking at the launch of the plan, Marvin Rees said that “here in Bristol we are fortunate to have many green open spaces and wildlife areas that we enjoy and make us healthier and happier, and many of our citizens already help to encourage nature in their gardens or by volunteering in their communities”.
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The mayor added: “Bristol was the first city in the UK to declare an Ecological Emergency in 2020 in response to the drastic decline in wildlife.
“Developing the One City Ecological Emergency Strategy was our signal that we intend to meet this challenge, setting out the ambitious steps we as a city we need to take and how we intend to do it.”
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Avon Wildlife Trust chief executive, Ian Barrett, said: “We warmly welcome the publication of the council’s Ecological Emergency Action Plan.
“It’s great to be working with a council who are seriously looking at what they can do to tackle the ecological emergency.
“There is a lot of work still to do if we are going to reverse wildlife declines. In planning, local plans need reviewing in the light of current conservation priorities, and the reduction of pesticide use is a key priority.
“We look forward to supporting the council in creating these vital changes, and in helping ensure that these promises become a reality.”
Main photo by Bristol City Council: Marvin Rees and Nicola Beech (far left), cabinet member for climate, ecology, waste & energy, with volunteers from Friends of Eastwood Farm and members of the Avon Wildlife Trust
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