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• The Northumbrian River Basin District Management Plan expressed concerns with respect to groundwater contamination and abstraction pressures with particular reference to the Chilton and Mainsforth Magnesian Limestone aquifer. This must be taken into consideration when developing LDF plans and policies; • PPS9 requires that planning authorities identify networks of semi-natural habitats and opportunities for their conservation and enhancement. Natural England has produced a habitats network database, however further work is required to refine the boundaries of those networks at a local level and to identify opportunities for habitat creation and restoration to improve the condition and connectivity of those important habitats at a landscape scale.
<strong>SECTION</strong> 2.0 - POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 International Policy Context 2.1.1 Global Context • Sustainable Development and the Convention on Biological Diversity In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development, in its report, “Our Common Future”, called for a new era of environmentally and socially sound form of economic development. The report stated: “Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (WCED, 1987). The global commitment to sustainable development - Agenda 21, was signed by over 150 world leaders at the Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, in 1992 and included the adoption of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). Ratified by the United Nations in 1993, the CBD seeks to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the diversity of species, habitats and ecosystems on the planet. The Convention recognises that plants, animals, micro organisms and their ecosystems are not just to be preserved for their own intrinsic value, but also to maintain sources of food, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter and a clean and healthy environment that are required to sustain humankind and a decent quality of life. Concern for biodiversity is therefore integral to sustainable development and underpins competitively, growth and employment and improved livelihoods. • The RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, United Nations, (1971). The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance is an inter-governmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and intelligent use of wetlands and their resources. Within the UK a series of Ramsar sites have been designated under the Ramsar Convention. Together with sites designated under the EU Wild Birds and Habitats Directives, Ramsar sites are the most important nature conservation sites in the UK. All Ramsar sites are also designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, (SSSIs). Planning Policy Statement 9 (PPS9) Biodiversity & Geological Conservation advises that Local planning authorities should identify these sites on proposals maps and may need to cross-refer to the statutory protection given to these sites in the explanatory texts in local development documents. However, since they enjoy statutory protection specific polices in respect of these sites should not be included in local development documents (see also Part I of ODPM/DEFRA Circular ODPM 06/2005, DEFRA 01/2005). Page 8 4/15/2009
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APPENDIX A DESIGNATIONS BY CHARACTE
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North Pennines AONB Haswell Wood, S
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Killhope Wheel Leadmining Centre Gr
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Tees Lowlands SSSI Ambling Gate Ban
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West Durham Coalfield AONB Willingt
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Bedburn Beck and Adder Wood Crakehi
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form of H12 Calluna vulgaris - Vacc
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peat displays the full range of fea
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North Pennine Moors 103,109.42 (cov
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Special Protection Area: Name Area
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APPENDIX C: SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENT
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UNFAVOURABLE inappropriate wetland
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grazing and juniper wood to limesto
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Durham Finchale Priory Woods 4.5 Ja
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Teesdale Railway, Bluestone Grange
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Dark green fritillary Dingy skipper
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Biodiversity and the Built Environm
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