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21st Aug, 2006
Earlier this year Cabe Space published a report entitled Making contracts work for wildlife: how to encourage biodiversity in urban parks. They say that 'Today, more than ever before, we understand that promoting biodiversity in our parks is not something that we can just leave to chance. Rather than letting nature take its course, parks need careful day-to-day management to deliver environments where nature can flourish. Making contracts work for wildlife advises green space professionals on how to make the most of the potential for biodiversity in our urban parks. And it shows how the commitment of individuals and employers can make the difference between failure and inspiring success.
'The report can be downloaded from http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=1328
On a similar theme they are running a consultation on how the quality of parks and open spaces is, or is not, improved by extra resources. Their introduction says: 'For decades, parks were deprived of investment. Their quality declined. Now, more resources are being ploughed back into parks and urban green spaces. And quality seems to be improving. But is it really that simple? Does more money guarantee better parks? Does 10 per cent more funding lead to 10 per cent better quality? Based on the findings of our research, Urban parks: do you know what you're getting for your money? we want to start a discussion with local authorities and others on how resources for parks and green spaces are spent and how this relates to quality and value for money'.
If you want to take part in the discussion click on 'discussion' in the previous sentence to go straight to the webpage concerned.
