Local Nature Recovery Strategy through a Blue Lens

Engaging with stakeholders, like catchment partnerships, is crucial. It helps guide and confirm the identification of needs and environmental opportunities based on data.

To effectively consider water needs and opportunities in LNRS's, we need to think about the river catchment areas. Authorities should work with neighbouring LNRS, recognising that actions upstream may be needed. This joint working will help to achieve the best environmental outcomes using existing plans and funding streams.

Many of the measures we've identified could be carried out by farmers and land managers through Environmental Land Management schemes. There is an opportunity to join up these two approaches to help achieve our environmental goals while also supporting food production.

This project's results give us important water data to make better land use decisions, helping balance environmental goals with food production, housing, and development. For example, using low-quality farmland for flood management can reduce flood risk, boost biodiversity, and minimise impact to food production.