Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.
North Devon Council declared a nature emergency in 2019.
RESOLVED that this Council reaffirms its recognition of the scale and urgency of the global challenge from climate change, as documented by the latest Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and declares a climate and biodiversity emergency; and agrees to set up a climate change working party to investigate and recommend an action plan of what further corporate approaches can be taken to facilitate stronger action through collaboration at a strategic, community and individual level. To this end this Council will work with the County Council and partners across the county and region to implement best practice methods to limit Global Warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Furthermore this Council calls on Westminster to provide the powers and resources to enable North Devon to work towards becoming carbon neutral as soon as possible bearing in mind the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s target of 2030.
— Full Council (Source)
North Devon Council has committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.
North Devon Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.
North Devon Council has not committed to protect and manage 30% of council landholdings for nature recovery by 2030.
We’re happy to share policy ideas and insights with local authorities.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Devon Council | This council | 2019 | Yes | No | No |
| Devon County Council | 83.9% | No | No | No | |
| Shropshire Council | 82.6% | No | No | No | |
| Mid Devon District Council | 82.1% | No | No | No | |
| Somerset Council | 81.3% | 2022 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Herefordshire Council | 79.8% | 2023 | No | No | No |
| Dorset Council | 78.3% | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cornwall Council | 76.9% | 2021 | No | No | No |
| Denbighshire County Council | 74.1% | 2019 | Yes | No | No |
| Forest of Dean District Council | 73.3% | 2020 | No | Yes | No |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 72.8% | 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.