{"id":32812,"date":"2023-11-22T08:42:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/205c6834-6357-4c9a-ae05-2382d108917a"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:39:31","slug":"national-landscapes-name-change-for-aonbs-represents-ambitious-plan-to-combat-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/national-landscapes-name-change-for-aonbs-represents-ambitious-plan-to-combat-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"National Landscapes: name change for AONBs represents ambitious plan to combat climate change and biodiversity loss in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newly named National Landscapes spell “immense opportunity and great hope for the future,” with targets including the restoration of 100,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat. <\/p>

By countryfile\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 07:42 AM<\/p>

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Today, all Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales are to be renamed National Landscapes. The new branding underpins an ambitious set of targets for nature that aims to restore ecosystems, provide food, store carbon, safeguard against drought and flooding, and nurture people\u2019s health and wellbeing.<\/p>

The vision of National Landscapes is to be the ‘leading exemplar of how thriving, diverse communities can work with and for nature in the UK’.<\/p>

The UK’s 46 National Landscapes cover 14% of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and include moorland, farmland, coast and forests. Two thirds of people in England live within 30 minutes of a National Landscape and an estimated 170 million people visit them every year.<\/p>