Nature Emergency UK

Broadland District Council

Council type
District Council
Nation and region
England, East of England
Rural/Urban profile
Rural
Deprivation quintile
5th IMD quintile (least deprived)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Broadland District Council declared a nature emergency in 2023.

Read the full declaration

"Motion1. Council recognises the dangerous and accelerating effects of unmitigated climate change and ecological destruction for Broadland, Norfolk, and globally.2. Council resolves to declare a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency to highlight the importance and significance of climate change and biodiversity in all we do.3. Council resolves to act accordingly within the limits of its resources and powers and report back regularly on progress"

— Full Council (Source)

Evidence-based action plan

Broadland District Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.

Embedded in strategy

Broadland District Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.

30 by 30

Broadland District 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
Broadland District Council This council 2023 No No No
Central Bedfordshire Council 84.6% No No No
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 83.0% 2019 No No No
Wealden District Council 81.8% No No No
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 81.8% 2019 No No No
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 81.3% 2023 Yes No No
South Kesteven District Council 80.6% No No No
Sevenoaks District Council 80.6% No No No
Horsham District Council 80.4% 2023 No No No
South Oxfordshire District Council 80.3% 2021 Yes Yes No
Cambridgeshire County Council 79.8% 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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