Nature and Wildlife MERTHYR TYDFIL BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN & PARTNERSHIP
Biodiversity is short for Biological Diversity, which means the variety of all living things.
The Merthyr Tydfil Biodiversity Action Plan identifies what we all need to do locally to protect the most important habitats and species locally to contribute to national and international biodiversity targets.
The Merthyr Tydfil Biodiversity Partnership, including local residents and organisations, helps to deliver this Action Plan by working together.
COUNTRYSIDE & WILDLIFE LEGISLATION
In order to protect nature and wildlife there are several separate pieces of legislation.
It is important to be aware of these in order to avoid prosecution and fines. Not knowing about legislation as an excuse for causing damage is not accepted as a legal excuse.
WILDLIFE SURVEYS, MITIGATION & COMPENSATION
There is a lot of information held on protected sites and wildlife but it does not cover all areas. In certain cases there may be a need to find out what is on a piece of land so that it is much more likely that Legislation is followed; see Countryside & Wildlife Legislation above.
If a negative impact on wildlife is anticipated then there may be a need to reduce this impact and create other benefits, this is called mitigation and compensation.
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