The Yorkshire and Humber Biodiversity Forum is an association of organisations committed to supporting biodiversity through action for sustainable development and to promoting partnerships with regional and local agencies, organisations, industries and groups.
It aims to provide valuable advice and information on biodiversity issues and to establish close working relationships with key regional organisations.
Posted: 22 February 2010
‘Biodiversity Opportunity Areas Map’ Workshop Presentations
Two regional workshops were held on the 3rd and 4th February 2010 to help raise the profile, and discuss the applications of the map, and how it could be used to guide the identification and protection of ecological networks and biodiversity opportunity areas at a local scale. The presentations from the event are now available to download.
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Posted: 12 January 2010
2010 Rivers Conference
The Conservation and Management of Rivers International Conference will be held at York this year 6-9 Sep 2010
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Posted: 27 November 2009
Regional Biodiversity Audit now available
Natural England and the YHBF have published 3 documents as part of a provisional audit of progress towards the Yorkshire & Humber Priority Habitat Biodiversity Targets, which form part of both the Yorkshire & Humber Biodiversity Strategy and the England Biodiversity Strategy.
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Posted: 29 October 2009
YHBF Biodiversity Mapping Planning Guidance launched
The YHBF have published two guidance documents to accompany its new regional 'Biodiversity Opportunties Map'
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Posted: 09 November 2009
Commons Conference call for papers and early registration
'The End of Tradition? - Aspects of Commons and Cultural Severance in the Landscape' is an international conference to be held at Sheffield Hallam University 15th-17th 2010. The call for papers and early registration discount (by end of Dec) is now open
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Posted: 05 February 2009
Biodiversity Targeting Through Minerals Project
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is currently undertaking an exciting new project looking at the opportunities for creating new wildlife habitats across the Yorkshire & Humber Region.
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Posted: 16 February 2009
New Regional Biodiversity Strategy
The launch of the Regional Biodiversity Strategy is the culmination of a wide-ranging consultation process, which followed on from the regional conference ‘One Living Planet - one Planet Living’. It describes the region’s outstanding biodiversity and the key actions that are needed to conserve and enhance this resource.
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Posted: 30 January 2009
YHBF Local Sites Working Group Forum
The Local Sites working group now has a members' forum for discussing issues and sharing best practice documents and draft policies.
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