Nature Emergency UK

Herefordshire Council

Council type
Unitary Authority (Single Tier)
Nation and region
England, West Midlands
Rural/Urban profile
Sparse and rural
Deprivation quintile
3rd IMD quintile (average)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Herefordshire Council declared a nature emergency in 2023.

Read the full declaration

"That this Council resolves to declare its recognition of the climate and ecological emergency, and calls on the executive to:a) Integrate consideration of climate mitigation and adaptation, and nature recovery, into all council decision-making; and ensure that all decisions are compatible with the goal of a zero-carbon, nature-rich Herefordshire by 2030;b) Commit to further accelerating reduction of the council’s own carbon footprint towards the target of net zero by 2030, including taking every opportunity to reduce use of fossil fuels;c) Commit to taking every opportunity to improve wildlife protection and better management of land for nature, including on council-owned land;d) Support and strengthen action with partners towards the goal of a zero-carbon, nature-rich Herefordshire by 2030, including through the Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board;e) Provide the necessary resources for officers to deliver on the council’s carbon reduction and nature protection commitments, and to develop evidence based indicators to enable the council to monitor and report annually on the county’s position."

— Full Council (Source)

Evidence-based action plan

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

Embedded in strategy

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

30 by 30

Herefordshire 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
Herefordshire Council This council 2023 No No No
Shropshire Council 80.8% No No No
North Devon Council 79.8% 2019 Yes No No
Somerset Council 79.3% 2022 Yes Yes No
Forest of Dean District Council 78.2% 2020 No Yes No
Devon County Council 77.4% No No No
Malvern Hills District Council 77.0% No No No
South Holland District Council 74.8% No No No
Carmarthenshire County Council 74.8% No No No
Dorset Council 74.5% 2024 Yes Yes Yes
Wychavon District Council 72.7% 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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