Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.
The Highland Council declared a nature emergency in 2019.
The Council AGREED the following amended Notice of Motion:-(ii) Highland Council recognises the serious and accelerating changes to the world caused by climate change and therefore declares a climate and ecological emergency.The Council will establish a Climate Change Panel with responsibility for the following and reporting directly to full Council on progress:-(i) inform ourselves on what the Council is currently doing to reduce our carbon footprint;(ii) revisit the Carbon Clever declaration made by the Council in 2012 with a view to updating and working towards a carbon neutral Highlands by 2025;(iii) consider and recommend any new targets and priorities for the Council’s Corporate Plan by June 2019;(iv) we realise we can achieve far less by working alone so we commit to listening to and involving Highland citizens in all that we do and to involve them in the preparation of our new carbon reduction plan; and(v) promptly, we will target areas for behavioural change, such as plastic reduction. These areas to be selected by public consultation.
— Full Council (Source)
The Highland Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.
The Highland Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.
The Highland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Highland Council | This council | 2019 | No | No | No |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 81.5% | No | No | No | |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 78.1% | 2022 | Yes | No | No |
| Angus Council | 77.0% | No | No | No | |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 76.2% | No | No | No | |
| Scottish Borders Council | 73.3% | No | No | No | |
| Stirling Council | 72.9% | No | No | No | |
| East Lothian Council | 71.7% | 2023 | Yes | Yes | No |
| South Ayrshire Council | 69.7% | No | No | No | |
| East Ayrshire | 69.2% | No | No | No | |
| Northumberland County Council | 68.7% | 2023 | Yes | No | No |
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Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.