The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park

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Who is going to make it happen? Local people, visitors and the many organisations working in the National Park, or have an interest in it, must be united in making it happen. To explain more Throughout the history of the National Park, we have encountered many different and sometimes conflicting interests: we must look after the landscape yet not stifle the economy; we need viable local communities but we do not want tourism to unbalance them. We must not destroy what people come to see, understand and explore. It’s a huge challenge but we want to rise to it. We want to sustain the elements that make the Lake District National Park well known, unique, much visited and of course - much loved. Is a prosperous economy more important than our spectacular landscape? Looking beyond the order of outcomes Many people have questioned the order in which we have described the outcomes we seek to achieve in our Vision. By putting it first, some think we are prioritising support for a prosperous economy over spectacular landscape, wildlife and cultural heritage. We do not put one outcome above another. All are important. We look beyond the format of the document and consider the overarching principle behind sustainable development: • Living within environmental limits • Achieving a sustainable economy and • Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society. We say that to sustain the Lake District, we must bring together all the elements. By this, we mean the economy, the environment and our communities being treated as one – no single element can be managed alone. Issues will be addressed jointly by the organisations and people who care for the Lake District through the Partnership. A key consideration will be how the National Park adapts to and mitigates climate change – a cross cutting theme which affects all outcomes. This way of working is clearly supported by the Government’s Circular and Vision for National Parks (Annex D). The Government believes early progress towards achieving its Vision for National Parks can be made by focusing on the following outcomes in the next five years: • a renewed focus on achieving the Park Purposes • leading the way in adapting to, and mitigating climate change • a diverse and healthy natural environment • enhanced cultural heritage • inspiring lifelong behaviour change towards sustainable living and enjoyment of the countryside • fostering and maintaining vibrant, healthy and productive living and working communities and • working in partnership to maximise the benefits. 16
2.2 Financial commitments All our work must offer value for money and be productive. We have to deliver actions efficiently. The significant strain on public sector finance, which will continue throughout the life of this plan, makes it more important than ever that we cooperate. At the time we wrote this plan, Government was completing its Comprehensive Spending Review; its review of financial support to many of the organisations in the Partnership. It is likely that some actions will need to be re-considered or re-prioritised once we know the outcome. We have already agreed to review the Partnership’s Plan every year so we can be clear about its commitments and monitor action. This yearly review will also ensure the Plan clearly states what has been affected by financial and organisational change. 2.3 Key delivery aims We have developed delivery aims to realise the Vision. These help direct our actions over the next five years. We have also agreed indicators of success and respective targets to help us know those delivery aims are being achieved. These are contained in Part Four. 17
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Annex C National Park Profile (2009
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A Renewed Focus on Achieving the Pa
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