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East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

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Key Points<br />

The Strategic Distribution Study confirmed the<br />

importance of the distribution sector to the<br />

economy of the <strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong>, particularly in the<br />

south of the region and within parts of the<br />

Northern Sub-area<br />

Actions<br />

The <strong>Regional</strong> Assembly, <strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong><br />

Development Agency (emda) and the relevant<br />

local authorities and public sector bodies are<br />

already developing and implementing<br />

strategies to improve the regional offer of<br />

employment sites to meet regional objectives.<br />

This work should continue to be seen as a<br />

regional priority with progress closely<br />

monitored<br />

Leicestershire County Council is a lead partner on a<br />

number of innovative schemes to support the rural<br />

economy<br />

This work can be rolled out to <strong>Regional</strong> county<br />

partners as an example of good practice;<br />

regional mechanisms need to be identified to<br />

achieve this<br />

SECTION 5 Environment<br />

Key Points<br />

In the Peak District National Park 72% of SSSIs were<br />

in unfavourable condition, in comparison to 42%<br />

nationally<br />

Actions<br />

Continuous assessment by Natural England<br />

helps the <strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Assembly<br />

(EMRA) target its action<br />

EMRA has set milestone targets nationally for<br />

each year to 2010, in order to achieve its aims<br />

The Moors for the Future project has improved<br />

conditions but the programme is in jeopardy due<br />

to the uncertainty over future ESA grant support<br />

The population of both farmland and woodland<br />

birds show increases, with the recorded<br />

populations of farmland birds almost returning to<br />

their 1994 levels and those for woodland birds<br />

remaining significantly above the 1994 recorded<br />

population<br />

Lobby CLG, the Department for Environment<br />

Food and Rural Affairs (defra) & the European<br />

Union to maintain grant support<br />

Further significant region-wide positive change<br />

in the farmland bird index is not likely to<br />

happen until there has been widespread<br />

implementation of the new agri-environment<br />

schemes<br />

Defra’s Countryside Stewardship agrienvironment<br />

scheme, the Entry and Higher<br />

Level of the Environmental Stewardship<br />

scheme, has been implemented, with<br />

particularly high rates of take-up compared to<br />

other regions; these will show biodiversity<br />

benefits over time<br />

<strong>East</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> Annual Monitoring Report <strong>2005</strong>/<strong>06</strong><br />

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