A report showing the progress made in Dundee’s Biodiversity Action Plan’s second year will be put before councillors next week.
The update follows on from the Action Plan which was launched in early 2020 and details how the council and partners work together to protect, enhance and raise awareness of biodiversity in the city until 2030.
Significant developments have been highlighted in the report which details the continued work that took place despite the Covid-19 challenges in 2021.
They include how the city council benefited from £109,000 of funding for the newly established Nature Restoration Fund which has led to a number of specific environmental improvements within the city’s parks and greenspaces.
Further external funding has also helped enhance access to greenspaces through the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People programme and enabled woodland improvements at Balgay Hill through Scottish Forestry funding.
Additional Scottish Government funding has enabled the creation of a two-year Community Environment Officer post to raise awareness and promote actions in Dundee’s parks and greenspaces.
While all seven greenspace sites in the city were assessed last year and retained their Green Flag status;
Neighbourhood Services Convener Councillor Heather Anderson said: “We have seen that people continue to make good use of their local greenspaces, increasingly recognising their importance for connecting with nature and for the physical and mental health benefits they can bring.
“As Dundee continues with its plans for a Green Recovery, investment has been made into projects which aim to improve biodiversity and people’s access and engagement with their greenspaces."
The report will go to Neighbourhood Services Committee on Monday 13th June 2022.
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