Nature Emergency UK

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Council type
Metropolitan District Council (Single Tier)
Nation and region
England, North West
Rural/Urban profile
Urban
Deprivation quintile
2nd IMD quintile (more deprived)

Nature commitments

Nature emergency

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council has not declared a nature emergency.

Evidence-based action plan

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

Embedded in strategy

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

30 by 30

Wigan Metropolitan Borough 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
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council This council No No No
Kirklees Council 89.1% No No No
Wirral Borough Council 86.8% No No No
West Yorkshire Combined Authority 86.3% No No No
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 85.9% No No No
Sheffield City Council 85.6% 2021 Yes No No
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 84.6% No No No
Chesterfield Borough Council 83.4% No No No
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 82.7% No No No
Greater Manchester Combined Authority 82.3% 2022 Yes Yes No
Mansfield District Council 81.7% 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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