Sedgemoor District Council, alongside Somerset West and Taunton Council, have agreed to adopt a strategy to reverse the deterioration of ecosystems across each Local Authority area.
The joint proposals have been incorporated into an Ecological Emergency Vision and Action Plan (EEVAP), which set out the Councils’ ambitions to deliver ecological enhancement and protection through a framework of key actions and projects across the two districts and it will enable council resources to be shared, delivering immediate actions in 2022/23 and longer-term actions from 2024 until 2030.
The actions within the EEVAP have been categorised into four main themes: efforts undertaken by the Councils directly through operational work, decision and policy making; enabling others to take action for wildlife through funding and other mechanisms; supporting and working with others to drive change such as awareness raising activities for residents; and lobbying Central Government for policies that enhance and protect wildlife.
With the advent of the new unitary council for Somerset (Somerset Council), the EEVAP will set a template for collaboration to be duplicated across the county following vesting day on 1 April 2023.
