Biodiversity Action Plan

Biodiversity describes the huge variety of plants, birds and animals on earth, the habitats in which they live and the interactions between them. Worcestershire has a rich flora and fauna, including many national rarities.

The Biodiversity Action Planning process began a new and exciting period for nature conservation. Along with almost 150 other countries, the UK Government signed and ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. In 1995 the UK Biodiversity Steering Group published Meeting the Rio Challenge, which outlined the actions needed to sustain and enhance this nation's biodiversity and set out how the Government would approach fulfilling the obligations it had signed up to.

The Worcestershire Biodiversity Action Plan was produced in 1999 and consists of a series of Species and Habitat Action Plans setting out current status, targets for protection and enhancement and actions to be taken by various organisations.

The Worcestershire Biodiversity Partnership is an alliance of organisations with the common aim of achieving the targets set out in the Worcestershire Biodiversity Action Plan. They include Worcestershire County Council, the six District and Borough Councils, Wildlife Trust, English Nature, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Rural Development Service, Biological Records Centre, Bishopswood Centre, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), Country Landowner and Business Association (CLA), National Farmers Union (NFU).

The Partnership is committed to the protection and enhancement of the county’s natural environment now and for the future. For more information on the work of the Partnership, please visit their website at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/biodiversity

• Countryside Service
• About the Countryside Service
• Team Roles
• Key Partnerships
• Key Strategies
• Biodiversity Action Plan
• Landscape Character
• State of the Environment Report
• Rights of Way Improvement Plan
• Countryside Access Recreation Strategy
• Unit Performance Plan
• Dog Fouling Campaign