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Aidan Lonergan RSPB Futurescapes Programme Manager

Aidan Lonergan RSPB Futurescapes Programme Manager. Why LSC?. Populations survive best in large areas Species are more likely to survive in landscapes containing many large habitat patches close together Colonisation occurs where connectivity is good and quality is high

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Aidan Lonergan RSPB Futurescapes Programme Manager

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  1. Aidan Lonergan RSPB Futurescapes Programme Manager

  2. Why LSC? • Populations survive best in large areas • Species are more likely to survive in landscapes containing many large habitat patches close together • Colonisation occurs where connectivity is good and quality is high • Biodiversity correlates with habitat variety • Critical factors in facilitating range shift • .

  3. Conservation in a landscape • More land in conservation management • Corridors and stepping stones • Improving the general condition • Buffering protected areas • Interventions depend on where you are, what is needed and what the opportunities are

  4. Financing Nature Conservation • Conservation Credits/Biodiversity Offsets • Environmental Taxes • Business and Civil Society • Payments for Ecosystem Service Schemes

  5. LSC Initiatives • Futurescapes • Living Landscapes • AONBs • IBDAs • NIAs • Others

  6. MAKING IT HAPPEN

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