Biodiversity and the environment

 

Although West Lothian is an urban dominated environment the diversity and quality of its countryside and urban areas is important in the context of sustainable development and its communities.

As a consequence, environmental pressures and threats are priority issues in relation to policy and services. The council's commitment to sustainable development through its strategy adopted in 2005, and its role in addressing issues such as climate change, pollution, waste management, transport and biodiversity, are reflected in its strategic and service delivery responses.

A range of strategies, plans and action programmes address these and other issues. Sustainable development was the basis of the council's Local Agenda 21. This has now moved on with sustainability at the centre of the policy making processes across all of its areas of influence, from social to environmental justice and from economic development to health.

Strategy for sustainable development

Sustainable development ensures that economic, social and environment objectives are met.

We need a strategy to reduce our use of natural resources and costs and play our role in responding to issues associated with climate change which threatens quality of life.

Our vision is to provide a good quality of life for all in West Lothian, now and in the future and you can view this by clicking on the related item: Strategy for sustainable development.

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