Farmers, landowners and managers are being asked their opinions on how wildlife can be best conserved and enhanced across the landscapes of Greater Lincolnshire.
Your opinions will help develop a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) that shapes how we recover nature, and which guides opportunities for funding to work with, or restore nature, on your land through Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS).
With your help, the strategy has the potential to steer opportunities for nature-based solutions such as flood risk management and sequestering carbon through new trees, woodlands and healthier soils.
Want to contribute to nature recovery and diversify your revenue streams? LNRSs give you an opportunity to identify places where nature recovery will have the most benefit and direct future funding.
We need you to ensure The Greater Lincolnshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy is realistic and achievable, while still protecting food security for future generations.
Have your say by completing this short 15-minute survey.
Visit www.letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk/local-nature-farmer-survey to complete the survey before Monday 2 September 2024.
Cllr Colin Davie, executive member for environment at Lincolnshire County Council, said:
“Putting together a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Lincolnshire will help to identify suitable locations for nature recovery activities in the future, and in turn, tap into funding for these activities that will help deliver the strategy’s goals.”
Cllr David Rose, cabinet member for environment at North Lincolnshire Council, said:
“Nature is important to each and every one of us and it is vital we do all we can to preserve and enhance it.
“By filling in this quick survey and letting us know what habitats and species you consider important and what should be done to protect them, we can build up a comprehensive strategy for the whole of Lincolnshire and protect our beautiful environment for generations to come.”
Cllr Philip Jackson, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said:
“From our internationally important coastline to the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, Greater Lincolnshire is home to precious natural landscapes and an abundance of wildlife.
“We’re taking a strategic approach with our partners across the county to develop an ambitious plan that not only protects nature, but also enriches it for generations to come.
“We want everyone to gain from the economic, health and environmental benefits that nature gives us, so please give us your views to shape how we do this.”
Find out more about the Greater Lincolnshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy at www.glincslnrs.org.uk.
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