LNRS launch, Building the Framework, and Pathway to Publication

This November 2024, we see the exciting launch of the public consultation for our Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Over the next six weeks there will be a plethora of opportunities, both in person and online, for people to review and comment on this important statutory document which will guide action for nature recovery. As the Local Nature Recovery Strategy extends to the low water mark, we are encouraging our marine and coastal associates and partners, including you as a reader of this article, to engage with the consultation. In doing so, we can ensure that all intertidal priorities are well represented and that any actions on land, which may impact the sea in this maritime region, are documented. To find out more please check out A Nature Recovery Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | Let's Talk Cornwall .

Simultaneously to the LNRS launch, the team continue to be busy building the aligned and complimenting the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Marine Nature Recovery Framework. A successful field trip to the Isles of Scilly took place at the end of October, where the team met with key stakeholders and discussed the inclusion of the Scillies as a case study within the Framework. In addition to this, yesterday, Tuesday 19th November 2024, Cornwall Council presented at the first Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Marine and Coastal Partnership (CIOS MCP) on the progress of the Framework to over 100 delegates from all marine and coastal sectors in our region.

This winter the team at Cornwall Council, with support from the CIOS MCP, will be busy drafting the Marine Nature Recovery Framework, building the priority chapters (ten species and habitats identified for our region – maerl, seagrass, kelp reef, native oysters, mussels, polychaetes, seals, cetaceans, sharks & rays, and tuna & cod) with teams of specialists and experts via a series of workshops. We are also proposing the addition of seabirds to those ten priorities due to the global and national importance of the region for this group. The aim is to release the Framework for public consultation mid-May 2025, ready for adoption by the Marine and Coastal Partnership, the CIoS Local Nature Partnership, and Cornwall Council early autumn 2025.

Until then, we will continue to raise the profile of our fantastic marine environment and the Framework. Please do follow this page, and the social media accounts for:

- Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership (@cios_nature)
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