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31 May 2006
Rebuilding our natural capacity
A call for action to protect and enhance wildlife in the East of England
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire and Peterborough are special places for wildlife, diverse landscapes and scenery. The Wildlife Trusts would like it to remain this way for the benefit of people and wildlife.
Sadly, the habitats that we see today in urban areas and the wider countryside are remnants of a much more extensive network of wildlife-rich places that have fragmented over time.
The East of England is one of the fastest growing regions in the country, and this will continue if the plans to build around 478,000 new houses come to fruition over the next decade.
The Wildlife Trusts, and many other organisations, are concerned that the proposed scale and location of growth will exceed the environmental capacity of the region i.e. what the environment can take.
For this reason, the Wildlife Trusts in the region have launched an important document, Rebuilding our natural capacity, which contains a call for action, for decision and policy makers, landowners and members of the public, to protect and enhance wildlife in the East of England.
It gives a positive message of what can be done to create new wildlife-rich places in urban and rural areas, and how these can be woven together to help rebuild the countryside and benefit new and existing communities.
The document contains case studies about what the Wildlife Trusts are doing to help ensure that the pressures on wildlife are reduced so many different species and habitats can flourish as the economy in the region continues to grow.
For more information please download the brochure, or contact Paul Wilkinson, Head of Regional Conservation Policy, on 01954 713515.