SITA Trust publishes Enriching Nature Report

Friday 04 June 2010

In 2005 SITA Trust launched a new funding programme called Enriching Nature. Its aim was to provide vital funding to the biodiversity sector for the delivery of projects which focused on the priorities set out within the UK Biodiversity Action Plans. Enriching Nature was the first Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) funded programme of its type to be strategically linked to government targets and England-wide in its scope.
 
The programme was originally scheduled to run for 3 years (2005 - 2008) and it became very clear within a few funding rounds that the need for such funding was readily matched by the quality of projects being delivered and, as a result the programme was extended by a full year into 2009.

This SITA Trust report, details some of the outputs and outcomes of the projects funded in the four years ending 2009 and features particular projects that exemplify the typical range of funded work. Many of the outputs make significant contributions to the UK Biodiversity Action plan targets set to be achieved by 2010. We hope that you will enjoy reading it.

Marek Gordon, Chairman of SITA Trust said: “SITA Trust is immensely proud to be playing a real role in assisting conservation organisations in addressing  many targets in  various local, regional and national biodiversity action plans. We have committed more than £18m to such projects to date.”
 
The report acknowledges that the success of Enriching Nature is due to the efforts of a large number of dedicated people and organisations including SITA UK who have made funding possible through its donations to SITA Trust. The report is available here.