Purple Loosestrife (c) David McClean A Living Landscape is our
recovery plan for nature. It is a new way of thinking about how
we manage land to do more for wildlife, people and the economy.
We currently live in a world where over 12% of our land mass is
protected in some form or another; however, despite this, we are
still experiencing a loss of biodiversity. The reason is simple:
our protected sites have become isolated oases of biodiversity.
Without linkages, our wildlife remains trapped within the
confines of protected sites, and without buffer zones, our most
valuable habitats remain vulnerable to damage outside of their
boundaries. But the challenges do not stop there; almost 10% of
the Northern Ireland landscape is now classified as urban, so
for our vision of A Living Landscape to be realised we must also
tackle the challenges of providing for wildlife in our gardens,
and in our towns and cities. We will be working with communities
to undertake work in their local areas that will help wildlife
to surv