The Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs) Programme with funding
of £7.5 million has been established, as announced by Defra in the
Natural Environment White Paper (2011).
NIAs are large, discrete areas that will deliver a step
change in nature conservation, where a local partnership has a
shared vision for their natural environment.
With the support of Natural England, Environment Agency
and the Forestry Commission, the partnership will plan and deliver
significant improvements for wildlife and people through the
sustainable use of natural resources, restoring and creating
wildlife habitats, connecting local sites and joining up local
action. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk
The Thorne Moors Water Level Management Plan is a key component
of the Humberhead Levels NIA, which will allow additonal
conservation work, in support of the WLMP, to take place in and
around the moors.
