Dorset Local Nature Partnership

The Dorset LNP brings together a wide range of partners in public, private and voluntary sectors across the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and Dorset council areas. It exists to maximise the benefits to be gained from protecting and enhancing the unique natural assets of the area for people, wildlife and businesses.

The Dorset Local Nature Partnership will:

Provide leadership for those working to protect and enhance the environment in Dorset

Advocate the good management of Dorset’s natural environment for its own sake and the many benefits it offers

Articulate the importance of Dorset’s natural environment to economic and social wellbeing in a manner appropriate to diverse audiences

Ensure that the natural environment is taken into account in policy and decision-making