Our Vision is that in 2065, Cornwall’s environment will be naturally diverse, beautiful and healthy, supporting a thriving society, prosperous economy and abundance of wildlife.
Matthew Thomsonco-chair
(with Prof. Kevin Gaston and Rachael Bice)
MAINSTREAMENVIRONMENTAL GROWTH!!
Broadening the narrative and empowering positive action in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
the Cornwall model
Local Enterprise Partnership
Local Nature Partnership
Health & Wellbeing Board
Partnership in Cornwall & Scilly
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
SOCIETY
People – Place - Prosperity
Leadership Board combined authority approach
Achieving more working together • Advocating for Environmental Growth
regionally and nationally
• Cornwall’s & Isles of Scilly Growth Programmes & Industrial Strategies
• Environmental crime: policing & enforcement
• Empowering town & parish councils to deliver environmental growth
• Health and wellbeing services supported by connection to Nature and physical activity outside.
• Incorporate Global Sustainable Development Goals in our overall framework for progress -> inside Raworth’s Doughnut / Lifebelt
Environmental growth is good for business
Securing our natural heritage & enhancing it through better management
Increasing our natural capital by increasing the size, numberand connectedness of areas where nature thrives
Designing existing activities & new developments to enhance& support our natural systems
Environmental Growth is the Net Gain of our natural systems, achieved
by:
Growth need NOT be a dirty word: Reclaim it!
Vision 2030 indicator:Area of land managed for environmental growth
Cornwall: Approx 18%Cornwall and Isles of Scilly: Approx 19%
Major developments delivering biodiversity outcomes in
CornwallApprox: 60%
Key Indicators for Cornwall (and Scilly)
Area of Cornwall & IoS managed positively for
heritageApprox: 29.6%
Target:
Area of land managed for environmental growth to be
30% by 2030 and 50% by 2050 –approximately 1% per year increase.
28,000 houses already at flood risk or coastal risk
10 Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
9 places failing national air quality standards
4,888 hectares of derelict land, where 80% are mining spoil heaps
37% of SSSIs are not in favourable condition
No river in Cornwall is classed as having high water quality
No protection for County Wildlife Sites
Invasive species
Only 5% of Cornwall has protection for conservation purposes
Farm run off
Tree cover below the national average
Requirement to deliver 52,500 more houses
20cm of sea level rise since 1920
Cornwall under pressureDevelopment ….Climate Change…..Brexit….
What needs doing?
• Cornwall’s environmental responsibilities need to be better shared
• Our natural capital needs to grow
• Economic investment and public sector cuts both need to be managed to optimise natural assets
• Costly environmental conflicts need to be prevented
• Wide range of actors need to work together in partnership
Priority 1
Facilitate Agreement on the optimum use of environmental assets to realise their local, national and global potential
Priority 2
Build Environmental Skills, knowledge and understanding to increase the value of the environment in local communities and the economy
Priority 3
Connect People, processes and communications to improve decision making, efficacy and behaviours with respect to the environment
Priority 4
Grow the Natural environment responsibly as a key economic asset, boosting biodiversity and increasing ecosystem goods and services
Vision 5050Evolving our strategies:
• Strategic Resilience – WEF nexus
• Plastics Free Action Plan
• Pollinator Action Plan
• Canopy Action Plan
• Inclusion & Accessibility
• Heritage
• County Farms
• Maritime
• Transport
• Health & Wellbeing
• Evidence
• Investment
How?
• Evidence Partnership & State of Nature reporting
• Priority & opportunity mapping
• Climate modelling – niches and changes
Review & approvalsDevelopment time
Developing the future county farms strategyWhere are we in the process?
01.03
01.04
04.04
w/c 29.04
07.06
24.07
Project board mobilised
Stakeholder awareness/ signposting communication
issued
Workstream lead workshop 1
Review phase 1 report with CDT
Cabinet decision
on phase 1 report
18.07
Draft phase 1 report
Project team mobilised
Workstream lead workshop 2
Workstreamspecific
workshops/ meetings with partners, SMEs
etc
w/c 20.05
18.07
Public engagement event x 2 (adults +
Young people)
Review phase 1 report with IPHB
Review phase 1 report with NOSC
Mobilise
Carbon inventory and forecast trajectory to
2030 completed
Trees, Woods and Hedges:
A Canopy Action Plan for Cornwall – production is underway, working with partners. Stakeholder event planned for National Tree Week in November
Cornwall Maritime Strategy
Strategy has been refreshed to bring it up to date with the latest policy context, forthcoming trends and Cornwall Council priorities for next 5 years
Environmental Growth Investment Projects
• Water For Growth• Green Infrastructure for Growth• Tevi: Environmental Growth for Business• STARR: St Austell Resilient Regeneration• Long Rock – Coastal Armour• Rail signalisation – increase frequency• Green Dualling of A30• A391 upgrade
Protected areas: ‘no-go’
Opportunities
Risks
Deliverability
Priority
areas
Up to 50 businesses receiving environmental
advice and potential access to ERDF grants
Enhancing our agricultural practices
More precision agriculture and enhancing soil health
Reducing waste – industrial symbiosisDeveloping our Circular Economy
Improving land managementLand use – less monocultures more multiple benefits
How to create more green energy than our total energy consumption
The Long Rock public Exhibition was undertaken in September, with over 150 in attendance
Long Rock
Public consultation was taken on board and this fed the planning application for the Rock Armour
GI4G – Making Space for Nature
Yellow Rattle Harvesting
“Since the flowers have been planted there has been a big increase in the number of bees and butterflies in the area which is fantastic. Not only does this make the playing field a more usable place it has increased the wildlife seen throughout the estate which is truly wonderful.”Trenoweth Resident
Completed Site: Bay View, Hayle
Ambitions• Environmental Growth at
scale
• Increase in 3D complexity
• A focus on native species and carefully increasing diversity
• Reintroductions
• Substantial space that is rewilded
Preserving - keeping what we have nowRestoring – heritage-led changeEnhancing - incremental environmental growthTransforming - radical environmental growth
Mainstreaming
• Environmental Growth Strategy has set direction of travel
• Now creating the foundations for change through policy development and demonstrator projects
• To achieve 50% by 2050 we have to mainstream environmental growth
• The level of engagement and challenging discussions this will require needs all of us to find a new level of leadership in our communities……