Decision details

Proposal

Detail

Approx cost

Ask of CEOs

1) West of England nature Partnership priority projects

We propose to focus on the most significant projects that will help us tackle natures decline in the region by supporting the WENP priority projects. The partnership has a portfolio of critical projects, and we propose to allocate this funding to support their delivery.

£2.3 m

Support direction at this stage, prior to a business case being submitted

2) Regional Engagement on Environment

To support delivery of a region wide engagement

exercise on Environment.  Work currently

underway with UA officers for a region wide

conversation to help overall delivery of our

regional climate and ecology strategy.

This funding would be used to support the

production and Promotion of communications,

venue hire, advertising, surveys and consultancy

support. This engagement exercise has been

discussed with UA Environment Directors and

Provisional supported. Further work now

underway on codesign of approach UA officers and

partners.

£150k

Support the idea of funding this from the GRF, prior to a more detailed UA/CA proposal being submitted

3) Staff Resources

Fund staff to work across the projects in the GRF to

ensure quality delivery and better promotion and

join up of both climate and nature benefits.

Currently we don’t have the capacity to push for

quality delivery and join up of benefits between

GRF investments. This would fund 2 posts that

would support the West of England Nature

Partnership, develop the bid(s) above and oversee

GRF governance.

£150k

Part of a feasibility and development funding requested included as Appendix 4

Total

£2.6m