Transcript Nature and Growth Richard Powell OBE Chair, Wild Anglia [email protected] www.wildanglia.org Type your presentation title here – green slide option.

Nature and Growth
Richard Powell OBE Chair, Wild Anglia
[email protected]
www.wildanglia.org
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here – green slide option
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Prof Sir John Lawton:
“we need a step-change in our
approach to wildlife
conservation, from trying to
hang on to what we have, to
one of large-scale habitat
restoration and recreation,
under-pinned by the reestablishment of ecological
processes and ecosystem
services, for the benefits of
both people and wildlife.”
A Local Nature Partnership
Photo – Steve Aylward
Nature is everyone’s business
Photo Nick Ford
Our starting point:
What is a Green Economy?
“A green economy is not a sub-set of the
economy at large – our whole economy
needs to be green. A green economy will
maximize value and growth across the
whole economy, while managing natural
assets sustainably.
It will help UK businesses take advantage
of new markets for environmental goods
and services, and to demonstrate the
strong stance the UK is taking
internationally to reduce carbon and
tackle climate change.”
Green Economy Pathfinder
Collaboration with New Anglia LEP
It is important that New Anglia and Wild Anglia
work together and drive a new way of thinking
to ensure we invest in and capitalise on our
natural assets.
This will ensure economic growth with healthy
people, environment, and the economy.
GDP +
Wild Anglia-New Anglia collaboration (in
2012/13)
Developing the LEED* Toolkit
(*Local Environment and Economic Development)
Aims to support strategic economic planning by
identifying opportunities & threats from the
natural environment.
•
A LEED Report was completed, and endorsed
by New Anglia’s board in 2013.
•
Challenge - will it influence decisionmaking?
Bank of Natural Capital Assets
Bank of Natural Capital - Assets
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and wildlife, communities and businesses –
delivering productive agricultural land, the
highest density of important sites for wildlife in
England.”
The values of most ecosystem services are currently omitted
from national economic frameworks
and local decision making.
Photo RSPB
Nature
is everyone’s
business
Photo - Nick Ford
The natural capital of Norfolk and Suffolk is a key asset
for our economy, and the sustainable gilts or bonds for
the region; the ‘family silver’ if you like. We must make
sure we continue to invest in these reserves, and grow
them; the dividend
or surplus they generate must be reinvested in our
natural capital. Losing our equivalent to ‘triple-A rating’
for the natural environment isn’t an option if we want a
sustainable green economy to flourish.”
Richard Powell OBE
Thank you for listening