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Biosphere becomes a Defra 'Pioneer' area

1/9/2016

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Last week the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Andrea Leadsom) announced, through a letter to the UK Natural Capital Committee, that Defra was committed to producing a 25 Year Environment Strategy and that it would be testing the methods to deliver it in a limited number of "Pioneer" areas

The Biosphere has been chosen as the 'Landsape" Pioneer and to be one of two sites included in the 'Marine' Pioneer. Cumbrian has been selected as the 'Catchment' Pioneer and the Greater Manchester area as the 'urban'
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The Biosphere's inclusion in two of the pioneer areas is testament to our effective partnership working and success in pushing forward projects to improve this area's environment and deliver the associated economic and social benefits. It provides an exciting opportunity for the Partnership and confirms the Biosphere’ role to test and develop new national policies.

We are already working with Defra, Natural England and other partners to design how the Pioneer will work in support of our strategy and bring innovative finance and methods to deliver growth in our natural environment and the social and economic wellbeing of the area. These Pioneer projects will run over 3 to 5 years initially.
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Felicity Sylvester link
24/3/2017 09:00:23 am

I understand from colleagues at the SW Marine Plan Workshop that you are co ordinating a workshop on the marine pioneer project on Monday (27th March) I an working in North Devon next week and would like to attend this workdhop, please? We have run several marine education projects for schoochildren and tourists in the past 5 years and have plans for more future events. It would be good to be involved with this exciting project from the beginning.
Thank you , Felicity Sylvester

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