Towards a naturally resilient Northamptonshire

Strategy Development

• NCCS – Planning to adapt• Post NI 188• CEM – Adapting through natural

interventions• Environment saves £• Partnership approach – Engage consultant• Government White Paper – Valuing Nature• Joining it all up

Strategy Vision

• Build ‘natural resilience’ through the use of natural interventions to adapt to the likely impacts of climate change and maximise the benefits from ecosystem services – focussing on the ‘green-arc’ of the County’s key natural assets.

7 Themes

• Agriculture & Food Production– Sustainable farming - event– Groundwork left-over spaces

• Protecting & Reconnecting Habitats– Nature Improvement Area – Nene Valley– Local Wildlife Sites– Wildflower verges– Hedgerows

• Flood & Water Management– Strategy – Natural attenuation - Trees– SUDs

• Biofuels & Renewables– Miscanthus– Rockingham Forest for Life– Allowable Solutions

• Recreation & Tourism– Destination River Nene

• Micro-climate Control– Street Trees event– Green roof & SUDS

• Community Benefits & place-making– Pocket & Country Parks– Community Tree Planting

Next Steps

• Local Nature Partnership• Northants Leadership Group support• Endorsement of ‘Transformation

Programme’

•Local Enterprise Partnerships•Neighbouring LNPs

NorthamptonshireIntegrated Biodiversity Partnership

Northamptonshire Local Flood Risk Operational Group (Part)

Other Task & Finish Gps / Major Projects: Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area

•Northamptonshire Leadership Group

Towards a Naturally Resilient NorthamptonshireTransformational Programme

Chief Planning Officers Group

Northamptonshire Climate Change Officers Group

Key Learning Points

• Impact of key individuals• Partnership approach - No logos!!• Combining environment with £ savings• Value-added of joining things up!• And again...You can do anything if you

don’t take the credit for it