Borough council helps protect environment.NUNEATON and Bedworth Nuneaton and Bedworth (nənē`tən), district (1991 pop. 115,300), Warwickshire, central England. The district primarily comprises the city of Nuneaton and the town of Bedworth. The district's growth was based on coal mining. Borough Council will play its part in helping the environment. The local authority's name is included in a West Midlands Biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed Pledge, under the NERC NERC Natural Environment Research Council (UK) NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) NERC Northeast Recycling Council NERC National Environment Research Council (Natural Environment and Rural Communities) Act 2006, which requires councils to have regard to the purpose of conserving biodiversity in carrying out their functions. Nuneaton and Bedworth has committed itself to ensuring the conservation of biodiversity is incorporated into all relevant corporate strategies, plans and programmes, including the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the review of policies and actions to preserve wildlife. Coun Des O'Brien (left), cabinet member for culture and recreation, said: "By taking responsibility for the duties laid out in the agreement we can ensure that we are safeguarding our surroundings for the future." |
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