Issue - meetings

A report requesting approval of the Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Authorities Natural Capital Investment Strategy (NCIS).

Cabinet Portfolio Holder – Councillor Heather Timms

Councillor Heather Timms, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate and Culture, summarised the report which asked Cabinet to adopt the Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Authorities Natural Capital Investment Strategy across the southern region.  She reminded Members that the document would align with many other Council strategies including the Sustainable Futures Strategy. 

This would help plan how and where to invest, targeting existing and future resources to bring the greatest benefits to biodiversity across the area.

She welcomed the recommendations which, if agreed, would create a framework for investing in the natural environment for the benefit of residents.  The Leader added her support to the proposals and congratulated the officers involved in bringing these forwards.

The recommendations were proposed as written in the report.

Resolved

That Cabinet

1)    Approves the Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Authorities Natural Capital Investment Strategy (NCIS) as set out in Appendix 1; and

2)    Authorises the Executive Director for Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate & Culture to work with partnering local authorities through the establishment of the officer led NCIS Management Group to develop a Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Authorities Natural Capital Investment Implementation Plan (NCIIP) (as set out in 1.4 and Appendix 2) noting that a further report will be brought back to Cabinet for approval of the NCIIP.