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What is a Local Biodiversity Action Plan?
A Local Biodiversity Action Plan or LBAP is an action plan, that is usually produced by a partnership of local organisations and people, which aims to protect and enhance the biodiversity of a local area. The local area may be a county, district, parish, village or town, an individual site ... or of course a National Park.
The key functions of a LBAP are:
- To ensure that national targets for species and habitats (identifed in the UK Action Plan) are translated into effective local action,
- To identify actions to benefit species and habitats which are considered to be important locally, and which reflect the values of local people,
- To develop effective local partnerships,
- To raise awareness of the need for biodiversity conservation locally,
- To ensure that opportunities for conservation and enhancement of the whole biodiversity resource are fully considered,
- To identify and maximise the use of local resources for LBAP implementation; and
- To provide a basis for monitoring progress towards achieving biodiversity conservation targets.
