The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership (CIoSLNP) and Cornwall Council have officially launched Cornwall’s ‘Environmental Growth Strategy’, which aims to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to work together to increase environmental, social and economic prosperity in Cornwall.

A first of its kind, environmental growth is focused on helping nature to do more for us, said Edwina Hannaford, the council’s portfolio holder for planning: ’It is a strategy to ensure Cornwall has a sustainable future.’

’There are many ways the Council can help to deliver environmental growth.  Our first major success is that we have recently secured £3.5million of European Regional Development Funds to match council funding to create nature-rich habitats across a number of public open spaces as part of the our Green Infrastructure for Growth project; making them better places for wildlife and for people.’

’This is important because we continue to witness the decline of nature in Cornwall,’ added Professor Kevin Gaston, co-chair of the Local Nature Partnership. 

To find out more about the strategy and what you can do to help see  www.cornwall.gov.uk/environmentalgrowth