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The Protected Landscape Approach: Linking Nature, Culture and Community between protection of the natural and cultural heritage and the social and economic purposes for those living and working in the area. Test beds The biggest challenge to management in Category V protected areas is to achieve conservation action that is fully integrated with all aspects of environmental, social and economic endeavour. There are many examples of such pioneer work in the UK’s Protected Landscapes. The government recently announced a funding programme to support innovative sustainable development projects in the National Parks of England and Wales, and in AONBs in Wales. This, and the pioneering fourth purpose in Scotland, show that serious interest is now being taken in such a role for Category V protected areas. Thus they are being seen not only as places worthy of protection in their own right, but also as test beds from which successful experience can be rolled out to the whole countryside. Two case studies from differing parts of the UK are presented below to illustrate innovative thinking and new ways of working. The Blackdown Hills AONB in south-west England is an example of how devolved decision-making increases local participation through community partnership, whereas the three Welsh national parks demonstrate a new paradigm of linking rural development and conservation to create sustainable futures. The Blackdown Hills – a model of community partnership The activity of the Blackdown Hills Rural Partnership is focused on the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Partnership seeks to safeguard the distinctive landscape, wildlife, historical and architectural character of the AONB whilst fostering the social and economic well being of the communities and the people that live and work there. The Blackdown Hills AONB is in a relatively remote rural area based on an extensive outcrop of greensand, uplifted to form a plateau that has been dissected by rivers to create a series of farmed ridges running north-south across the Devon and Somerset county boundary. Formed in the mid-1990s, the Partnership brings together public bodies, local organizations and voluntary groups with an active interest in the Hills. Members of the Partnership work co-operatively to an agreed five-year Management Plan and annual Business Plan, with the key funders being signatories to a six-year Memorandum of Agreement. The structure of the Partnership is designed so that local people, businesses and organisa - tions can share decision-making and project delivery with the public bodies and land managers. An annual Community Conference is held every March and Partnership Forums held every six months. Decisions about policy and use of resources are made by the Management Group, which consists of representatives of the seven key funders plus eight representatives drawn from the Partnership Forum. A Somerset County Councillor currently chairs the Partnership, and the small staff team is based at an office in the village of Hemyock in the heart of the Blackdowns AONB. The Partnership is funded by seven core-funding partners and draws in other resources from a wide variety of partner organisations and the community on a project-by-project basis. Core funders are the Countryside Agency, Devon County Council, East Devon District Council, Mid 124
9. Protected landscapes in the United Kingdom Repairing hedgerows in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in southwest England. The Blackdown Hills Rural Partnership brings together public bodies, local organizations and voluntary groups to safeguard the distinctive landscape, wildlife, and historical and architectural character of the Blackdown Hills AONB. Countryside Agency/Pauline Rook Devon District Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council, South Somerset District Council and Somerset County Council. Working in partnership is essential and there are currently over 75 member organizations of the Partnership Forum. Local people are often best placed to identify and address local concerns. The Partnership is committed to encourage and support the input of local opinion and the active participation of local people in all initiatives, and over the past year they have actively helped to shape the design of major projects such as the Local Products Strategy, as well as the more detailed delivery of smaller projects. The special character of the Blackdown Hills landscape, its mosaic of wildlife habitats, the richness of its built environment and the distinctive history and culture of the Hills are important both for their own sake and as a means of maintaining the special identity of the area. The Blackdown Hills are not a significant tourist destination, yet there is the potential for lowimpact, appropriate tourism development that will have a significant impact on the local economy. Given the decline in agricultural employment in the area and the transitional nature of rural employment, the project has a key role in providing information and supporting initiatives that will promote rural regeneration and employment diversification. One important partner in this regard is the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association. The Association comprises an enthusiastic group of people working and living on the Blackdown Hills who are dedicated to preserving the craft of hedgelaying and other allied rural skills 125
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