Nature Emergency UK has been developed by the Woodland Trust in association with mySociety and Climate Emergency UK.
Worthing Borough Council declared a nature emergency in 2023.
The Worthing Sub Committee of the Joint Strategic Committeei) expanded the Council's July 2019 Climate Emergency Declaration to include theEcological Emergency.ii) agreed 'Fair, Green and Local' principles to underpin policies responding to theClimate and Ecological Crises.iii) developed the Council's capacities to be effective leaders in delivering the policies– setting targets and reporting regularly on progress to all Members and citizens.iv) recognised that most responses to the Climate and Ecological Crises - whichwere not contained within administrative boundaries, - demanded working inpartnership with other local authorities and local interested organisations.v) Continued to work in partnership with Adur District Council and others, inrecognition that many climate and ecology issues fundamentally require cross-borderresponses and solutions.
— The Worthing Sub Committee of the Joint Strategic Committee (Source)
Worthing Borough Council has not committed to develop an evidence-based action plan for pushing nature into recovery.
Worthing Borough Council has not committed to embed nature’s recovery into all strategic plans and policy areas.
Worthing Borough 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.
If your local authority is looking for guidance on tree and nature policies, email governmentaffairs@woodlandtrust.org.uk.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing Borough Council | This council | 2023 | No | No | No |
| London Borough of Havering | 87.7% | No | No | No | |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | 86.4% | No | No | No | |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | 86.4% | No | No | No | |
| Watford Borough Council | 86.0% | No | No | No | |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | 85.8% | 2018 | No | No | No |
| London Borough of Harrow | 85.5% | No | No | No | |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 84.9% | 2019 | No | No | No |
| London Borough of Barnet | 84.9% | No | No | No | |
| Reading Borough Council | 83.3% | No | No | No | |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 83.1% | 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.