Forest of Dean District Council

"Accordingly, Council therefore: 1. Declares a ‘Biodiversity Emergency’; 2. Will incorporate protection, promotion and connection of biodiversity into the Council’s priorities and identify biodiversity in the key performance indicators of the Corporate Plan; 3. Will evaluate critically the ecological impacts of all strategic policies or major decisions at full council; 4. Will draw up a coherent habitat connectivity framework for the district with partners to support habitat restoration, connectivity and climate change resilience and will use the framework in decision making to drive its implementation wherever possible. 5. Will follow the principles of sustainable development and ensuring that council projects or initiatives deliver net biodiversity gains; 6. Will actively promote the safeguarding and improvement of the natural environment; 7. Will ensure biodiversity mitigation proposals are joined up, effective and deliver net biodiversity gains; 8. Will monitor progress in achieving a net gain in biodiversity and in connecting wildlife habitats; 9. Will work with other councils and organisations (both within the District, UK and internationally) to determine and implement best practice methods."

— Full Council (Source)