Biodiversity-Strategy-January-2023

3 Contents 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 4 2. Forewords .......................................................................................................................... 6 3. Biodiversity - An Introduction ..................................................................................... 9 4. Delivering on Our Existing Commitments .............................................................11 5. Our District’s Biodiversity - At a Glance ..................................................................15 6. The Biodiversity Crisis - Globally and Locally .......................................................18 7. Biodiversity - It’s Our Duty & Our Responsibility ................................................22 8. Global and National Commitments to Biodiversity .............................................25 9. A Positive Plan for Biodiversity – Our Next Steps ................................................28 9.1 Theme 1: Pollinators ............................................................................................31 9.2 Theme 2: Trees and Woodlands .........................................................................32 9.3 Theme 3: Pesticide Reduction ............................................................................34 9.4 Theme 4: Invasive Alien Species ........................................................................35 9.5 Theme 5: Education and Outreach ...................................................................36 9.6 Theme 6: Projects and Partnerships .................................................................40 9.7 Theme 7: Governance, Implementation and Resourcing ............................43 10. Appendices 44 Appendix 1 - Biodiversity in Fermanagh and Omagh ............................................... 45 Appendix 2 - Our Biodiversity story so far . .................................................................53 Appendix 3 - Finding out more about Biodiversity ....................................................60 Appendix 4 - Glossary and Bibliography .......................................................................61