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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
 Biodiversity correlates with habitat variety
 Critical factors in facilitating range shift
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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
Financing Nature Conservation
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Conservation Credits/Biodiversity Offsets
Environmental Taxes
Business and Civil Society
Payments for Ecosystem Service Schemes
LSC Initiatives
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Futurescapes
Living Landscapes
AONBs
IBDAs
NIAs
Others
MAKING IT HAPPEN