Have your say on how nature recovery is prioritised across Greater Manchester
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is inviting people to give their views on the city-region’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which has been developed to address the loss of nature and biodiversity across Greater Manchester in recent decades.
A healthy natural environment is fundamental to Greater Manchester’s sustained economic growth, as well as the health and wellbeing of everyone living and working in the city-region. But nature is being lost around the globe and locally in every area of Greater Manchester. The severity of the situation facing us was recognised by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and the GMCA declared a biodiversity emergency in 2022.
Their plan for nature will be the foundation for nature’s recovery in Greater Manchester, outlining how we can make space for nature where it’s needed most. It sets out a vision for us all working together to deliver a resilient network for nature across the city-region, connecting and enhancing wild spaces so that people and nature can thrive.
How to get involved:
View the draft plan for nature and give feedback online: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/lnrs.
Attend one of the drop-in sessions to learn more and give feedback in person:
- Town Hall Atrium, Wigan: 18 Nov, 1pm-4pm
- Number One Riverside, Rochdale: 19 Nov, 12pm-4pm
- Central Library, Manchester: 20 Nov, 11am-3pm
- Stockport Town Hall: 22 Nov, 9.30am-1.30pm
- Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham: 26 Nov, 1pm-4pm
- Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Swinton: 29 Nov, 1pm-5pm
- Library Community Room, Tameside One: 4 Dec, 11am-3pm
- Sale Library, Trafford: 6 Jan 2025, 11am-2pm
- Moss Bank Café, Bolton: 7 Jan 2025, 10am-1pm
- Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury: 8 Jan 2025, 1pm-4pm
