Local Nature Recovery Strategy

The WMCA requires consultancy support from an organisation(s) with significant knowledge and experience in:

 amalgamating, interpreting, and developing spatially lead evidence and policy around nature recovery and nature-based solutions in urban settings.  bringing innovation and ideas to find solutions and making recommendations to multifaceted questions around nature recovery, habitat restoration and connectivity, land use, planning and climate adaptation.  interpreting relevant statutory requirements, policy, and delivery advancements at a national level, regional and local level.  engaging and communicating to a wide range of audiences, including the general public as well as reflecting the needs of stakeholders at the regional and local level. The LNRS Team will be commissioning some dedicated support to produce communications assets, but the consultant for this contract will be expected to work alongside that.

The key deliverables required by the successful consultant for this contract are-

1. Development of evidence base and a state of nature report. 2. First set of recommendations for nature recovery. 3. Long list of priorities and actions. 4. Narrowing down the shortlist and priority actions. 5. Draft version of LNRS prepared for public consultation. 6. Finalise LNRS assets.