People, Place and Community Guidance
Like the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, Nature Networks take a ‘whole-of-society’ approach. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of decision-making and delivery, continuing co-design and co-production in planning, implementation, and management phases.
Local people and communities are essential to the successful design and delivery of Nature Networks. This section provides guidance on how to work with and engage local communities, ensure inclusion and make the most of existing resources to help ensure Nature Networks deliver for both nature and people.
Covering Framework Delivery Principles:
- Data, mapping, & monitoring
- Finance & resourcing
- Governance & decision making
- Knowledge & skills
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Participation, engagement, & communication
- Policy & Mainstreaming
- Project Development
- Project Implementation
- Spatial Mapping
- This publication sets out good practice guidance for a responsible approach to delivering community benefits from land.
- Bringing people together makes your message loud and clear. Whether you’re organising an MP constituency meeting, a stroll, or another action for nature... connection is key. We’re here to give you some tips for getting your word out there.
- Community planning is about how public bodies work together, and with local communities, to design and deliver better services that make a real difference to people's lives. A Community Planning Partnership (or CPP) is the name given to all those services that come together to take part in community planning, one for each council area. Each CPP focuses on where partners can add the most value to their local communities. www.gov.scot/policies/improving-public-services/community-planning/
- The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 introduced changes to the Scottish planning system, including the right for communities to produce their own Local Place Plans. These plans should set out what communities think about the development and use of space in their area. Where Nature Networks are viewed as a local priority, including them in the Place Plan can help secure their recognition and delivery.
- The Place Standard is a simple tool to structure a conversation about a place. It helps people to think about both the physical and social aspects of places, and the important relationship between them. It has 14 themes, each with a main question and further prompts to support conversations, inform the assessment and identify issues for improvement.
Help us build a useful toolbox
Share your feedback on existing guidance and resources, as well as links to others you think would be useful. We’d also love to hear about any great Nature Network projects that we should showcase.
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