Section 06 - UKOTCF

Figure 1. 1: Integrating Integrating ecological ecological concerns into concerns development into plans: development policy process plans: and governance policy process (schematic and representation
based (schematic loosely on new representation UK procedures). based SIA = Strategic loosely Impact on new Assessment; UK procedures). EIA = Environmental Impact
governance
Assessment. (References: UKLSP 2008, UKRSS 2004, UKSDS 2005),
B) Governance: Basic Needs
A) Policy Process: Basic Elements
i) National Guiding Principles (UKSDS)
National integrated vision on Living within limits
key overarching concerns, e.g.: Sustainable economy
Good governance
Human well being etc.
ii) Regional Strategies (UKRSS)
Broad regional strategy (15-20
yr timescale) on a range of
interrelated themes, e.g.:
Biodiversity
Rural development
Climate change
Spatial planning (informs LDF)
Robust evidence base
Impact assessment (SIA, EIA)
Published proposal
Consultation process (inc. civil soc.)
Proposal modification process
Examination in public
Appeals process (developers rights)
Monitoring agreement
Enforcement process (env. liability)
Plan review process (timescale)
iii) Local Development Framework (UKLSP)
Shaping and delivering Community involvement
sustainable, community - Monitoring reports (annual)
endorsed spatially-explicit
Development plan documents
strategies (3yr timescale).
iv) Development Control
Ensuring that development
complies with local, national
and international policies.
Development control
(outlined very sketchily in Figure 1) in that it:
Has a coherent policy process (Figure 1: A) with a
nested suite of ‘tools’ ranging from an overarching
general vision on key concerns (i), through broad
regional strategies (ii), to local implementation
frameworks (iii), to measures for the enforcement
of policies on the ground (iv);
Ensures that biodiversity and sustainability concerns
are integral to each stage of the process (i
-iv) and their related themes, and that it;
Includes a system of governance (Figure 1: B) that
ensures due process with respect to impact assessment,
public involvement, monitoring, review,
environmental liability and enforcement.
This model is not necessarily one that will fit all
situations; but it could be a useful starting point
for thinking about how Territory administrations
might enhance their support for the protection and
sustainable management of their natural resources
and at the same time meet some of the challenges
posed by environmental governance.
In preparation for discussions on this topic, delegates
were asked to compare the workings of their
own administrations with that of the developing
UK model (Figure 1). Table 1 is provided as one
framework by which systems in individual territories
can be rapidly assessed, and compared to the
evolving UK approach.
References
CBD (1992) No. 30619, Multilateral Convention
on Biological Diversity (with annexes),
Making the Right Connections: a conference on conservation in UK Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and other small island communities, page 183