Nature Emergency UK

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Council type
Unitary Authority (Single Tier)
Nation and region
England, North West
Rural/Urban profile
Urban
Deprivation quintile
1st IMD quintile (most deprived)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has not declared a nature emergency.

Evidence-based action plan

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.

Embedded in strategy

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.

30 by 30

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has not committed to protect and manage 30% of council landholdings for nature recovery by 2030.

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How does this council compare?

Here are the 10 most similar councils, based on a combination of distance, urban/rural split, emissions profile, and deprivation.

Council Similarity Nature emergency Evidence-based action plan Embedded in strategy 30 by 30
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council This council No No No
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council 90.8% No No No
Bradford Metropolitan District Council 88.7% No No No
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 87.8% No No No
Burnley Borough Council 85.9% No No No
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 85.1% No No No
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 84.7% No No No
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 84.4% No No No
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council 84.0% No No No
Greater Manchester Combined Authority 83.7% 2022 Yes Yes No
Hyndburn Borough Council 83.4% No No No

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