Staffordshire leads the way for wildlife

The Biodiversity Pledge, created by the West Midlands Biodiversity Partnership, acknowledges that wildlife has a vital role to play in enhancing our wellbeing and quality of life, but also recognises that we continue to threaten its survival.

The county council's top political team, the Cabinet, gave their backing to the West Midlands Biodiversity Pledge at a meeting on Wednesday June 18^th. 

Leader of Staffordshire County Council John Taylor will be signing the pledge. Staffordshire County Council Chairman Terry Dix will be attending the event alongside officials from Lichfield District Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and Stafford Borough Council.

Councillor John Taylor said the pledge was an important step forward:

"The Pledge will reinforce our existing determination to protect and enhance Staffordshire as a great place for wildlife and people. We are committed to ensuring that biodiversity protection informs every aspect of our activities.

"Staffordshire's wildlife rich landscapes are what make it such an attractive place to visit and invest. Prosperity generation goes hand in hand with wildlife protection and that is what we are delivering," he said.

Mike Kinghan Chair of the West Midlands Biodiversity Partnership said:

"It is rewarding to see that a quarter of all Local Authorities within the West Midlands have agreed to sign the Biodiversity Pledge so quickly. 

"I know other authorities are also considering signing later in the year.  I look forward to the day when all the region's local authorities have signed and are working closely with their local biodiversity partnerships to help improve our natural environment, putting wildlife back at the top of the agenda where it belongs."