SOUTH LANARKSHIRE BIODIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
South Lanarkshire Biodiversity Partnership (SLBP) was established in 1997 as a local response to the internationally agreed Convention on Biological Diversity, signed by the UK government at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, 1992. The aim of the convention is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (biodiversity) to the benefit of us all. As such, it is a key component of sustainable development and LA21.
Biodiversity, in short, simply means the ‘variety of life'. This includes all living organisms e.g. plants, insects and animals, their genetic make up and the manner in which these life forms interact with each other and the world around them.
The SLBP published the South Lanarkshire Biodiversity Action Plan in 2003. The action plan will, through the partnership and the active participation of local communities, aim to secure a future for our local biodiversity. This will be achieved by focussing upon 5 key areas:
• Farmland
• Freshwater
• Peatland
• Urban
• WoodlandCopies of the action plan are available either at your local library or at South Lanarkshire Council's Q&A centres. You can also download by clicking the icon on the left. For further information contact:
Scott Riddell
Biodiversity Officer
South Lanarkshire Biodiversity Partnership
Calderglen Country Park
Strathaven Road
East Kilbride
G75 0QZTel: 01355 276781
Download the Biodiversity Action Plan
South Lanarkshire Biodiversity Newsletter 2005
Download
Biodiversity
Banks
Report 04/05
Download
Biodiversity
Juniper & Aspen Newletter 2005
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