Nature Emergency UK

Bristol City Council

Council type
Unitary Authority (Single Tier)
Nation and region
England, South West
Rural/Urban profile
Urban
Deprivation quintile
2nd IMD quintile (more deprived)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Bristol City Council declared a nature emergency in 2020.

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— Mayor's declaration (Source)

Evidence-based action plan

Bristol City Council has committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.

Embedded in strategy

Bristol City Council has committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.

30 by 30

Bristol City Council has 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
Bristol City Council This council 2020 Yes Yes Yes
Coventry City Council 87.8% No No No
Southampton City Council 86.4% No No No
Plymouth City Council 83.0% No No No
Worcester City Council 81.5% 2020 Yes No No
Gloucester City Council 81.2% No No No
Portsmouth City Council 80.6% 2022 No Yes No
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 80.1% No No No
City of Cardiff Council 79.7% 2021 No No No
Gosport Borough Council 79.3% No No No
Reading Borough Council 78.7% No No No

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Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.

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