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Regional State of The Natural Environment
Reportyour role in its futureDavid Shaw
Regional Advocacy Partnerships Manager
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State of the natural environment in Yorkshire
and the Humber

• State of the Natural Environment Report 2008
• Regional state of the natural environment
• Yorkshire and the Humber report an overview
• The report in detail
• Where to find the report

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State of the Natural Environment 2008

• Three Objectives
• To set a baseline.
• Make the information widely available.
• Inform policy, decision makers and research
  priorities.
• Report available at
• www.naturalengland.org.uk/publications/sone

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Regional State of the Natural Environment reports

• Regional SoNE produced for each English region.
• Focus on
• Advocacy to policy and decision makers
• on issues where NE needs more help.
• describes action to take
• Does not focus on
• Agri-environment schemes (Delivery mechanism)
• Biodiversity (Regional Biodiversity Strategy)

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Yorkshire and the Humber the Big Five

• In YH we have identified the following key
  thematic themes
• Climate change adaptation
• Green Infrastructure
• Environment and health
• Landscape conservation
• Marine conservation

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In slightly more detail...
What will I find in Yorkshire and the Humbers
State of the Natural Environment Report?
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Part one Five Thematic ThemesExample
Environment Health
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Environment Health
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Part 2 - State of the natural environment data

• Subjects covered include
• geology soils
• landscape
• SSSI condition
• access
• agri-environment scheme coverage

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Key contacts
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And finally...

• If you would like further hard copies of the
  document please contact
• lyndon.marquis_at_naturalengland.org.uk
• Access it electronically on Natural Englands
  internet site via the regional pages
• www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/yorkshire_and_th
  e_humber/sone