MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN A PROTECTED LANDSCAPE:

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK BROADS

Vth World Parks CongressManagement Effectiveness Workshop Stream

Dr Michael Green, Director of Research & Strategy

Management effectiveness at catchment scale

Inputs

Processes

Outputs

Outcomes

THIS PAPER IS ABOUT …

• Designing process for new Broads Plan

• Designing framework for evaluating its implementation

• Catchment / landscape aspects(More detailed assessment of Trinities)

Executive Area 303 sq km

•200 km of navigable water

•7,552 ha of sites of national and international importance for nature conservation

•13 Scheduled Ancient Monuments

•18 Conservation Areas

•250 Listed Buildings

ESA 431.9 sq km

SPECIAL QUALITIES

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BROADS AUTHORITY Statutory duties:• Conserve natural beauty• Promote enjoyment by public• Protect navigation interests

have regard to:• Agriculture and forestry• Socio-economic interests of those living and

working in Broads

Planning authority

ENGAGEMENT FEATURES RESPONSES

Open dialogue Decisions shared by stakeholders

Needs/aspirations

Bounded dialogue Decisions influenced by stakeholders

Consultation Stakeholders have limited influence

Opinions

Info gathering Stakeholders provide info to inform decisions - no influence

Info giving Stakeholders have opportunity to react

Reactions

Types of Engagement

THE PROCESS – WHO?

AIM: Participatory, inclusive, transparent

Types of Stakeholders• People with information and skills• People affected by consequences of Plan• People able to help implement Plan

Who are they?• residents, visitors, public• partners, local authorities/councils

STEERING THE PROCESS

• Director of Research & Strategy and Broads Strategy Officer

• Steering Group• Expert Advisory Group• Facilitator(s) – expertise, independence

• Monitoring Panel

2-YEAR PROCESS PLAN

• Process design• Scope key issues• Train staff in facilitation• Key stakeholders workshops• Community events• Draft Broads Plan• Consult on Draft Broads Plan• Finalise Broads Plan• Launch Broads Plan

MECHANISMS FOR PARTICIPATION

Category Meetings Committees Stakeholder events

Community events

Issues LeafletDraft Plan

BA staff    

BA members

   

Statutory  

Non-statutory

Broads Forum

Public      

BROADS PLAN STRUCTURE

• STRATEGIC PLAN• ACTION PLAN

Key themes• Living Landscapes• Water, Habitats, Wildlife• Tourism and Recreation• Understanding the Broads

  Cycle of management stages

 

Context Planning

Inputs Processes Outputs Outcomes

Where are we now?

  Where do we want to be and how do we get there?

  What do we need?

  How do we go about it?

  What did we do and what were the products/ services?

  What was achieved?

    ECONOMY            

          EFFICIENCY    

                EFFECTIVENESS

         

Produce State of the Broads report.

  Broads Authority Development Programme

  Assess resources needed for Action Plan.

  Broads Authority Development Programme

  Monitor implementation of actions in Action Plan.

  Assess outcomes of Broads Plan using indicators.

Mechanisms for assessment of management effectiveness in the Broads 

OUTPUT MONITORING

WCPA status code Implementation of actions

Broads Plan status code

Not started Not started

Reactive work only

In progress

Planning in progress

Policy/planning complete

Work started

Substantial progress

Completed Completed

Outcome and catchment-scale indicators

Indicator Catch-ment scale

Landscape (natural/ cultural) values

Economic and social

values

Institution perform-

ance

Water quality status of rivers and broads

   biodiversity    public water supply   fishery   ecotourism

EA, water companies

Condition status of SSSIs

   landscape   biodiversity

   ecotourism   conservation education

English Nature

Voluntary uptake of agri-environment schemes

   landscape of fens, grazing marshes, dykes   biodiversity    wind pumps

   livestock farms   reed for thatch

Rural Develop-ment Service

Number of stakeholder groups implementing Broads Plan

() not applicable    sustainable development

Broads Authority

Agreed vision for Broads

() not applicable    sustainable development

Broads Authority

CONCLUSIONS

Catchments for wetlands

ESI values of Protected Landscapes

State of Park reporting

Social value of participatory processes