Purpose

To endorse and approve an initiative to protect and improve wetlands in Bristol to help achieve the goals of the city council’s Blue and Green Infrastructure Strategy.

Decision

That the Committee for Environment and Sustainability:

1. Endorsed Bristol City Council’s participation in the Wetland City Initiative.
2. Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee and other Committee Chairs as appropriate, the preparation, submission and delivery of projects funded by the Wetland City initiative.
3. Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee and other Committee Chairs as appropriate, the preparation and submission of an application for Bristol to be the UK’s first accredited Wetland City.