Resource

Ecosystem Approach Handbook

Author/Contact:

Jonathan Porter, Countryscape
Jonathan@countryscape.org
Publication date:

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Resource description:

The Ecosystem Approach Handbook has been developed by Natural England and Countryscape to help landscape scale partnerships benefit from the ecosystem approach. It builds on partnership projects that Natural England has supported in Bassenthwaite and the South Pennines to help shape future management in these areas. The handbook also draws on experience of members of the Ecosystems Knowledge Network.

Requirements:

  • N/A

Advantages:

  • The handbook has been designed for a wide range of partnerships, and is flexible so that it can be used in its entirety or as a reference guide.
  • Provides a series of fact sheets and case studies to help partnerships work more efficiently.
  • Helps partnerships to identify where they are already following good practice, where they need more help and advice, and how they can integrate the approach into their work.

Constraints:

  • N/A

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Full, working product