Canterbury City Council

Meeting of Cabinet, Monday, 2nd October, 2023 7.00 pm (Item 261.)"Decision:1. That Cabinet supports the Motion to declare a Biodiversity Emergency to demonstrate Cabinet’s commitment to tackling the biodiversity emergency by championing short and long term actions across the council that together contribute to delivering nature’s recovery. Key council documents, such as the Local Plan and Corporate Plan, will reflect the biodiversity emergency and will address ways in which the council, through its activities and decision making can improve the health of biodiversity across the Canterbury district. 2. That the Canterbury District Open Space and Biodiversity Group (OSBG) will support Canterbury City Council combined efforts to develop and deliver appropriate and budgeted measures to ensure Agenda Item 7 Page 20 biodiversity interests are considered and addressed. The OSBG will produce a draft Biodiversity Plan for the Canterbury District (a Nature Recovery Plan) by April 2024"Full Cabinet meeting minutes:https://democracy.canterbury.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=755&MId=13405&Ver=4full minutes text for item 261:https://democracy.canterbury.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=84844Council - Thursday, 19th October, 2023316. Recommendations to Full Council from Cabinet316a Biodiversity emergency[..] At its meeting on 2 October the Cabinet (minute 261) resolved to support the Motion to declare a Biodiversity Emergency to demonstrate Cabinet’s commitment to tackling the biodiversity emergency by championing short and long term actions across the council that together contribute to delivering nature’s recovery.To Resolve:That this Council declares its recognition of the global biodiversity emergency and the local impact this could have on the communities and businesses we serve. [..]Decision:This Council declares its recognition of the global biodiversity emergency and the local impact this could have on the communities and businesses we serve."320a Report Back Notice of motion: Biodiversity Emergency"The Council NOTED the resolution from Cabinet, dated 2 October 2023 (Minute No 261), in response to a Motion to Council on Biodiversity Emergency as follows:RESOLVED:1) That Cabinet supports the Motion to declare a Biodiversity Emergency to demonstrate Cabinet’s commitment to tackling the biodiversity emergency by championing short and long term actions across the council that together contribute to delivering nature’s recovery. Key council documents, such as the Local Plan and Corporate Plan, will reflect the biodiversity emergency and will address ways in which the council, through its activities and decision making can improve the health of biodiversity across the Canterbury district.2) That the Canterbury District Open Space and Biodiversity Group (OSBG) will support Canterbury City Council combined efforts to develop and deliver appropriate and budgeted measures to ensure biodiversity interests are considered and addressed. The OSBG will produce a draft Biodiversity Plan for the Canterbury District (a Nature Recovery Plan) by April 2024."https://democracy.canterbury.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=138&MId=13406&Ver=4

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