About the Regional Biodiversity Strategy
The Yorkshire and Humber Region supports a remarkable wildlife heritage, including many habitats of international importance, however it is greatly reduced from what it once was. We have witnessed catastrophic losses of many habitats and species, for example hay meadows and wetlands, and there is an imperative for the conservation of the remaining resource, alongside the restoration of key habitats and connecting habitat networks.
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. It also recognises the value of biodiversity to the region’s social and economic sectors and identifies those actions which are required jointly to enhance our region’s natural environment. The Strategy is a key document which compliments and implements the biodiversity elements of the Regional Spatial Strategy and its production is a key milestone for the region.