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Please take a look at the consultation draft of the plan and share your thoughts through this survey

The AONB Management Plan provides a 5 year framework to value, protect and improve the natural environment on which we all depend.  It can support our transition to a sustainable economy and a greener future where natural resources are valued and nourished for the benefit of everyone who lives in or visits the Isles of Scilly.

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* 1. In which capacity are you responding to this survey?

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* 2. CHAPTERS 1 - 4 provide background information, set the context of the AONB designation and the approaches taken within the plan. 
Do you have any recommended edits or additions to these chapters?

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* 3. SECTION 1.7 outlines the proposed vision for the Isles of Scilly AONB.  
Do you have any recommended edits or additions to the proposed vision?

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* 4. CHAPTER 5 - this chapter describes the key threats to the AONB designation and the opportunities available.
Do you have any recommended edits or additions to these threats and opportunities?

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* 5. CHAPTER 6 - this chapter describes the concepts of Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services and the Ecosystem Approach.  
Please tick any of the boxes which apply to you:

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* 6. SECTION 6.4 outlines the Ecosystem Approach, which has been adopted by all AONB's in the UK. 

Nature provides us with multiple benefits (such as clean water, food and opportunities to improve our health & wellbeing). The Ecosystem Approach encourages different groups of people to think about what effect their actions have (positive or negative) on the benefits we derive from nature when making decisions.

An example of how the Ecosystem Approach could work in Scilly is given on page 36

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* 7. CHAPTER 7 - Policy Framework.  This chapter focuses on 3 themes to meet the vision for the AONB.
Please tick if you agree with the following statements found in sections 7.2, 7.3 & 7.4:

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* 8. CHAPTER 7 - policy objectives. Pages 38 to 45 list the policies and 35 objectives for delivery.  Below are a selection; please rank in order of importance to you, where 1 is most important and 8 is least important.

  1. A3: Carry out analysis and monitoring of the impacts of current and future environmental trends, risks and opportunities to our natural capital
  2. B2: Set limits of acceptable change on activities which have a demonstrable negative impact on the special qualities of the AONB, in collaboration with local stakeholders and based on locally collected evidence.
  3. C3: Promote and undertake activities which actively engage people in the maintenance, conservation, and enhancement of the natural and historic landscape
  4. D1: Work with stakeholders to create job opportunities which maintain and develop skills in sustainable land management, and which promote and sustain environmental growth
  5. E2: Support through a variety of mechanisms the installation of rainwater harvesting & greywater systems to assist domestic, industrial, and agricultural users to help with water conservation
  6. F4: Promote a circular, low carbon economy which delivers public goods and reduces pressure on natural resources
  7. G1: Create effective partnerships of stakeholders including tenant farmers, statutory agencies and businesses to ensure a nature-rich, climate-friendly Isles of Scilly AONB. 
  8. H1: Provide opportunities for people to support protection and enhancement of areas within the AONB which matter to them.

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* 9. Are there any other comments that you would like to be considered in this consultation draft?

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* 10. If you would like to receive updates on this process or receive a response to a question you might have posed, please leave your email address.  We will only use this address to contact you about this survey and the AONB Management Plan.

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