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Local & Regional Strategy Implementation Group

'Working with the Grain of Nature' makes it clear that Government views local and regional delivery as integral to the conservation of biodiversity in England. The Local and Regional Strategy Implementation Group (L&RSIG) has been established to assist the England Biodiversity Group in advising the Government on the development of the local and regional action programme. A core group of those with knowledge, experience and expertise of these issues is currently being developed to help with this challenging task.

The group will meet quarterly, with use of virtual and topic groups to deal with particular work programme items and to secure input from a wide range of practitioners across England. A Regional Chairs Group has been established to feed directly into the L&RSIG and in particular to develop strategies and actions for regional delivery. The L&RSIG is concentrating in the first instance on four areas: Community Strategies Work in the English Regions Communication of success and good practice Development of performance indicators

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Terms of Reference:

To maintain an overview and take forward action for local and regional biodiversity identified in the England Biodiversity Strategy through development and implementation of a prioritised rolling work programme.

To work through partnership with relevant organisations and structures, liaising with Local and Regional Biodiversity Partnerships to influence mechanisms for delivery.

To maintain relevant links with other Strategy Implementation Groups and Policy leads, developing joint projects and programmes as appropriate.

To report to the England Biodiversity Group in accordance with the timetables and frameworks stipulated.

Local and Regional Strategy Implementation - Structures and Procedures (Format: Acrobat)

Membership:

Chair:	David Miller	Head of Environment and Resources Service, Durham County Council
Vice Chair:	Chris Mahon	Director, Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Secretariat:	Alison Barnes	England Local Biodiversity Action Co-ordinator, Defra
	Charlotte Gault	England Local Biodiversity Action Facilitator, The Wildlife Trusts
		English Nature
		Local Government Association
		Association of Local Government Ecologists, Hampshire County Council
		Improvement and Development Agency
		Environment Agency
		Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
		Representative from Regional Biodiversity Partnership Chairs
Regional Biodiversity Partnership Chairs Group:		Chairs of Regional Biodiversity Fora Partnerships August 2001
(Also represented at		South West Biodiversity Partnership
L&RSIG meetings)		West Midlands Biodiversity Partnership
Click the links to view profiles:		North West Biodiversity Forum
		North East Biodiversity Forum
		Yorkshire and East Humberside Biodiversity Forum
		East Midlands Biodiversity Forum
		East of England Biodiversity Forum
		South East Biodiversity Forum
		London Biodiversity Partnership/ London Boroughs Biodiversity Forum

Forward Programme:
2003:
October	Delivery of a written progress report to the EBG
26 November	Quarterly report to EBG
11 December	Regional Chairs Group, London
12 December	England Biodiversity Group
16 December	L&RSIG meeting, GOWM, Birmingham
2004:
March	Quarterly report to EBG
12 March	L&RSIG, London
18 March	EBG

Minutes:

Format: Acrobat

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• 19 March 2003
• 4 June 2003
• 17 September 2003