Nature and Climate Strategy Workshop

It was a busy and productive workshop run by the Forest of Dean District Council and FoDCAP on developing the council's new "Nature and Climate Strategy" plus considering themes of Climate Change Adaptation, the application for UNESCO Biosphere status, Community and Knowledge, and Skills and Experience. There were local voices from many different organisations in the mix.

We each chose three of the main topics to engage with, ranking our top five of a long list of different strategic options at both County and District level. We then discussed the benefits, challenges and practicalities of the 'top' options. The topics were:

Buildings
Energy
Food, Farming and Land-use
Nature Recovery and Biodiversity
Mobility and Transport
Resources and Waste
Sustainable Economy
Governance, Planning and Decision Making
Finance and Offsetting

The afternoon was dedicated to an 'OpenSpace' session where the audience suggested the topics that they wanted to discuss. One of these was the benefits of Community Energy. All-in-all a very interesting day!