Eastbourne Borough Council declared a nature emergency in 2021.
47c Motion - Ecological Emergency"The Council resolves:1) To note that: [..]2) To declare an ecological emergency;3) To support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill,4) To inform the local media of this decision;5) To write an open letter to Caroline Ansell MP (shared with our residents through local and social media) urging them to sign up to support the Bill, or thanking them for doing so; and6) To write to the CEE Bill Alliance, the organisers of the campaign for the Bill, expressing its support (joinus@ceebill.uk)."
— Full Council (Source)
Eastbourne Borough Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.
Eastbourne Borough Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.
Eastbourne Borough Council has not committed to protect and manage 30% of council landholdings for nature recovery by 2030.
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Take action in your communityHere 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 |
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Eastbourne Borough Council | This council | 2021 | No | No | No |
Reading Borough Council | 82.7% | No | No | No | |
Gosport Borough Council | 82.1% | No | No | No | |
Brighton and Hove City Council | 81.8% | 2018 | No | No | No |
London Borough of Croydon | 81.2% | 2019 | No | No | No |
Basildon Borough Council | 80.9% | No | No | No | |
Stevenage Borough Council | 79.7% | No | No | No | |
London Borough of Enfield | 78.5% | No | No | No | |
Ipswich Borough Council | 78.5% | No | No | No | |
City of Lincoln Council | 78.3% | No | No | No | |
78.2% | No | No | No |
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