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Local Nature Partnerships (LNPs) are partnerships of a broad range of local organisations, businesses and influential people who aim to help bring about improvements in their local natural environment in England. Local Nature Partnerships have their origins in a vision set out in the UK government’s 2011 Natural Environment White Paper. As of August 2014 there were 48 LNPs in England which had received formal approval from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 〔("Local Nature Partnerships: locations and contact details" ), ''DEFRA website'', 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015〕 The overall purpose of an LNP is to: * Drive positive change in the local natural environment, taking a strategic view of the challenges and opportunities involved and identifying ways to manage it as a system for the benefit of nature, people and the economy. * Contribute to achieving the Government’s national environmental objectives locally, including the identification of local ecological networks, alongside addressing local priorities. * Become local champions influencing decision-making relating to the natural environment and its value to social and economic outcomes, in particular, through working closely with local authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and Health and Wellbeing Boards. ==History== Local Nature Partnerships were formed as part of the UK Coalition Government's response to Sir John Lawton's 2010 report "Making Space for Nature". They were then brought into law via the Natural Environment White Paper, the first natural environment government White Paper in 20 years. Each LNP would be a locally formed, high-level forum, equivalent in status to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), which would work in a joined up and strategic way to drive positive change in the environment and to produce multiple benefits for people, the economy and the environment. In March 2015 the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee held an investigation into the state of LNPs across England, producing a report to government. Its key findings were: *The next Government should undertake an early review of the LNP programme, to identify an agenda for action linked to other nature conservation initiatives with approaching deadlines. *examine LNPs' funding and their links to Local Enterprise Partnerships, Health & Wellbeing Boards and Local Planning Authorities *Identify and share best practice from the successful LNPs, plus any barriers to success.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmenvaud/858/858.pdf )〕 In September 2015, the UK Government published their response to the Audit Committee report. The principle findings were: *The Government accepts the recommendation to undertake a review of LNPs. *Defra's provision of non-financial support is crucial to LNP credibility, directly affecting a Partnership's local standing and ability to draw in local and national/EU funding. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Local Nature Partnership」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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