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# Councillors urged to make declaration in a bid to safeguard nature across Lichfield and Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillors-urged-to-make-declaration-in-a-bid-to-safeguard-nature-across-lichfield-and-burntwood/
- Published: 2022-06-07T06:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-06T12:41:47.000Z
- Description: Councillors are being urged to take action to safeguard and promote nature across Lichfield and Burntwood.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Environment, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

Councillors are being urged to take action to safeguard and promote nature across Lichfield and Burntwood.

A meeting of Lichfield District Council’s cabinet today (7th June) will discuss proposals to make a Nature Recovery Declaration.

The move would see the local authority obligated to undertake “targeted actions which make a real difference to nature locally”.

A report to the cabinet said:

> “Nationally, we face a nature crisis where wild species are in decline, habitats are being destroyed, and the UK is the most nature-depleted country in Europe.  
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> “Climate change and nature recovery are inextricably linked – as many promising and effective solutions to the climate crisis are nature based solutions, which have the potential to bring in funding for the council.  
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> “The Wildlife Trust is encouraging local authorities to make a commitment to nature’s recovery by implementing a Nature Recovery Declaration.  
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> “There is more focus now on the climate and nature crisis than there has ever been, with mounting pressure on businesses, authorities and organisations to respond through recognition, commitment, and action.  
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> “The declaration builds on momentum from COP26 and would place the council in a strong position to fulfil the aspirations and legal requirements of the new Environment Act, which became law in November 2021.  
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> “Lichfield District Council has a reputation for being a leading authority in ecology and biodiversity net gain – and there is a desire to keep that notoriety.”  
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> Report to the cabinet at Lichfield District Council

In 2019, the local authority commissioned the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust to complete a Nature Recovery Network map for the area.

The report added that a Nature Recovery Declaration would be a key step for the council.

> “Only a handful of local authorities around the country have declared an ecological emergency, and by making this commitment – with cabinet’s endorsement – to support nature’s recovery, Lichfield is demonstrating leadership by recognising the urgency of the nature crisis.  
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> “It is no longer enough to simply try and halt the decline of nature, but to try and reverse the decline, and increase species and habitat abundance.”  
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> Report to the cabinet at Lichfield District Council