Dartmoor Biodiversity Action Plan
Table of Contents
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| 1. | Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group Members  (253kb - PDF Help) |
| 3. | Contributors to Action Plan Workshops |
| 5. | Foreward by HRH His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (November 2000) |
| 6. | The Nature of Dartmoor : a vision |
| 7. | Summary |
Section 1 - Introduction
| 12. | Biodiversity and why it matters (474Kb - PDF Help) |
| 13. | The Biodiversity framework |
| 13. | The international framework |
| 13. | The national framework |
| 13. | The regional and local framework |
| 14. | The need for a Dartmoor Biodiversity Action Plan |
| 14. | Agenda 21 |
| 18. | Relationships with other Dartmoor Plans |
| 18. | Dartmoor National Park Management Plan |
| 18. | Dartmoor National Park Local Plan |
| 19. | Dartmoor National Park Best Value Performance Plan |
| 19. | LEAPs for Dartmoor Rivers |
| 20. | Drawing up the Dartmoor Biodiversity Action Plan |
| 20. | The Nature of Dartmoor : A Biodiversity Profile |
| 20. | The Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group |
| 20. | The habitat and species action plans |
| 21. | The final document |
Section 2 : Habitat and Species Action Plans
| 22. | Introduction (92Kb - PDF Help) |
| 22. | Grouping habitat action plans |
| 22. | Action plans for key species |
| 23. | The role of lead bodies, partners and landowners in delivering actions |
| 23. | Monitoring responsibility for the action plans |
Section 3 : Key Wildlife Actions
| 28. | Introduction (503Kb - PDF Help) |
| 28. | Policy and Legislation |
| 28. | Agri-environment schemes |
| 29. | Statutory and strategic plans |
| 29. | Wildlife webs |
| 30. | Air and water quality |
| 31. | Site Safeguard |
| 31. | SSSI/SAC status |
| 31. | Planning controls and other statutory consulatations |
| 32. | Management agreements |
| 33. | Habitat Management |
| 33. | Management plans |
| 33. | Grazing regimes |
| 33. | Habitat restoration and re-introduction of species |
| 34. | Invasive and non-invasive species |
| 35. | Advisory |
| 35. | Advice on management and grants |
| 35. | Promotion of best practice |
| 36. | Research and Monitoring |
| 36. | Research priorities for biodiversity on Dartmoor |
| 36. | The Dartmoor Biodiversity Research Group |
| 37. | Biodiversity monitoring on Dartmoor |
| 38. | Research on historical land management and vegetation change |
| 39. | Communication and Publicity |
| 39. | Public enjoyment and intepretation |
| 40. | Education |
| 41. | Provision of information |
| 42. | Dartmoor Biodiversity Newsletter |
Section 4 : Making it Happen
| 43. | Partnerships (409Kb - PDF Help) |
| 43. | Landowners including farmers and foresters |
| 44. | Agencies and organisations |
| 44. | Businesses |
| 46. | Community action |
| 47. | Recreational users |
| 49. | Other environmental interests |
| 50. | Funding |
| 51. | The Project Approach |
| 52. | Monitoring and Review |
Section 5 : Finding Out More
| 54. | Getting involved (351Kb - PDF Help) |
| 55. | Sources of advice and information |
| 61. | Keeping up to date |
| 62. | References |
| 62. | Dartmoor wildlife |
| 62. | Biodiversity planning |
Appendix 1 : The Action Plans
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Appendix 2 : List of Abbrieviations (275 Kb - PDF Help )
Appendix 3 : Latin Names of Species referred to in the text
