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Biodiversity Strategy 2006 - 2009

A vision for the conservation of the district's biodiversity 2006 - 2009

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the richness of the living environment around us. Species once considered to be common are facing increased stress upon their populations and the rate of species loss has never been higher. International initiatives exist to reduce the rate of species loss and at the national level lists of species and habitats have been produced that require particular measures to halt their decline.

South Cambridgeshire District Council is able to make a significant contribution towards the protection, conservation, enhancement and restoration of local biodiversity.

The South Cambridgeshire District Council Biodiversity Strategy therefore aims to outline how the Council will promote biodiversity, conservation and enhancement throughout its daily functions, both regulatory and advisory, in order to produce an ecologically diverse and sustainable local environment for the district.

The strategy strives to identify the biodiversity resource considered as typical of the district, and within the South Cambridgeshire Biodiversity Action Plan it proposes specific actions to secure their protection and enhancement. The value of partnership working with the development industry and the wider community alike is recognised in order to achieve effective biodiversity conservation.

The strategy also aims to highlight how biodiversity issues are cross-cutting between the departments and functions of the council, and proposes work areas where the adjustment of usual operations may lead to biodiversity gain.

You can download the strategy in full or in smaller sections as listed below:

• Biodiversity Strategy 2006 - 2009 in full | Proposals Map 3 and 4

By section:

• Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1.0. Biodiversity statements
• 2.0. Strategy context
• 3.0. The biodiversity resource
• 4.0. Planning guidance (whole section or broken down by subject below)
  - 4.1. Local Development Control Principles
  - 4.2. Enhancing biodiversity through development schemes
  - 4.3. Examples of habitat creation and the inclusion of good biodiversity design
  - 4.4. Statutorily protected species
  - 4.5. The South Cambridgeshire biodiversity site checklist
• 5.0. Partnership working
• 6.0. Useful contacts and information
• 7.0. Appendix
• Proposals Map 3 and 4

For more information please contact the conservation section.