Item 7 Appendix 1 - Clyde Climate Forest Concordat
West Dunbartonshire Council · 12 October 2022
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The Clyde Climate Forest Glasgow City Region Concordat ITEM 7 - APPENDIX 1
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Actively participate in, and promote, the realisation of CCF targets within each council area; Support the work of the CCF team and the CCF Delivery Partners as part of the Council’s commitment to partnership working; Ensure the CCF is integrated and trees are embedded, as appropriate, into development plans, development frameworks, masterplans, design briefs along with corporate policy and investment documents; Manage, protect and enhance the council’s tree resource through robust tree canopy cover strategies and appropriate policies and practices; Identify council owned land holdings appropriate for woodland creation as part of the council’s plans to achieve ‘Net Zero’; Work with the CCF team to identify ‘target neighbourhoods’ to increase urban canopy cover, and to identify potential tree planting sites, target available resources and facilitate delivery; Actively participate in the CCF ‘Canopy Working Group’ and other CCF working groups as they arise; Actively promote a cultural change in relation to tree provision and management and overcome perceived barriers to the planting and the retaining of appropriate trees; Actively work toward achieving the globally recognised status as a ‘Tree City of the World’ for each council. GCR Councils commit from this date to:The government’s support for the Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) through its inclusion in Scotland’s National Planning Framework; The CCF concept and targets as described in the CCF brochure The opportunity the creation of the CCF provides to deliver our economic, social and environmental aims; The opportunity to develop and enhance our partnerships with other Local Authorities, National Agencies, NGOs and communities in delivering CCF ambitions. GCR welcome: Date Work to achieve CCF targets within each Council area and to seek additional resources and funding to facilitate their delivery; Promote the interests and activities of each Council toward trees and their management, protection and enhancement wherever possible within the architecture of the CCF; Ensure that CCF communications work is compatible with, and supportive of GCR communications. The Clyde Climate Forest* commit from this date to: *The Clyde Climate Forest here refers to the CCF staff team and the CCF Delivery Partners (namely: Scottish Forestry; Woodland Trust Scotland; TCV Scotland; Green Action Trust; Trees for Cities and Glasgow City Region). The Clyde Climate Forest will see 18 million trees planted across the region over the next decade as a response to the Climate and Ecological Emergencies. Glasgow City Region’s (GCR) local authorities are important stakeholders in its delivery. Objectives – • Urban trees – 1.5 million trees to increase tree canopy cover in urban areas vulnerable to climate impacts • Woodland habitats – new woods in over 200 locations to connect our habitats and create migration routes for wildlife • New forests – doubling the current rate of woodland creation to lock up carbon and create new jobs and a renewable resource for the region. Councillor Gordan Low, Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Owen O’Donnell, Leader, East Renfrewshire Council Councillor Iain Nicolson, Leader, Renfrewshire Council Councillor Jim Logue, Leader, North Lanarkshire Council Councillor Stephen McCabe, Leader, Inverclyde Council Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader, Glasgow City Council Councillor Martin Rooney, Leader, West Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Joe Fagan, Leader, South Lanarkshire Council Trees, woodlands, and forests have a vital role to play in making Glasgow City Region resilient to the impacts of a changing climate, helping to achieve ‘Net Zero’, and repairing our damaged ecosystems; Additional effort must be made to manage, protect and enhance our existing trees and increase the number of trees in urban and rural areas if we are to gain the climate and ecological benefits that they can afford; We must plan to deliver the benefits and values that trees, woodlands, and forests can provide to all the region’s people equally; Delivering the change at scale required for our regional tree, woodland and forest resource can only take place over a long period with sustained resourcing; GCR acknowledge that:
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7482 5/21 www.traffic-design.co.uk The Clyde Climate Forest is being delivered with the help of: The Clyde Climate Forest is a Green Network Blueprint delivery project. Contact Us Clyde Climate Forest c/o TCV, Unit M1, Rosemount Workspace 141 Charles Street Glasgow G21 2QA @ClydeClimateFor www.clydeclimateforest.co.uk