LOCAL NATURE RECOVERY: Dorset cabinet approves publication of the county’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Dorset Council’s cabinet has approved its eagerly-awaited Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for publication ‘recognising its role as a statutory framework for nature recovery across the county.’

Cabinet also agreed to integrate the LNRS into relevant council policies and decision-making, including planning, land management, climate adaptation, and public health and support the ongoing delivery of the LNRS.

Introduced by council leader and cabinet member for climate, performance and safeguarding at Dorset Council, Cllr Nick Ireland, the cabinet said it ‘acknowledged and thanked the contributions from stakeholders, including BCP Council, Natural England, community groups, farmers, landowners and residents, in shaping the strategy through the development and consultation phase.’

It added its reason for the decision is to ’ensure Dorset Council complies with DEFRA requirements under the Environment Act 2021 by adopting and integrating the Local Nature Recovery Strategy as a statutory framework. This approach supported the reversal of biodiversity decline, strengthen climate resilience, and guide sustainable land use across the county.'

To explore Dorset’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy in more detail - click here