Biodiversity-Strategy-January-2023

43 © Kate Carrothers 9.7 Theme 7: Governance, Implementation and Resourcing Council recognises the need to ensure a consistent and robust approach to governance, implementation and resourcing. This will enable us to deliver on legal duties and responsibilities, and the ambitions set out within this document, namely: • Protection of biodiversity • Maintenance of biodiversity • Enhancing biodiversity • Restoring biodiversity • Promoting the understanding of biodiversity. This is a cross-cutting theme that will be embedded within and aligned to other Council strategies, systems, structures and processes. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) targets for the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan will align with outcomes and objectives identified in other documents, such as our Corporate Plan, the Fermanagh and Omagh Community Plan and the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Strategy. Development of these targets will enable Council to track, monitor and report performance through established structures. This scrutiny and challenge will ensure a focus on continuous improvement, alongside efficient and effective deployment of resources. Council recognises the regional and global context for biodiversity and will review and update the Strategy and Action Plans as appropriate in response to changes and challenges in that wider strategic and legislative environment.