Communication and engagement services for the development of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland

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Leicestershire County Council has been appointed by Defra to be the Responsible Authority (RA) charged with developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland. To enable the development of the LNRS a steering group has been established consisting of Leicestershire County Council as the RA, the designated supporting authorities, namely Leicester City Council, Rutland County Council, 7 x District Councils of Blaby District Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Melton Borough Council, Northwest Leicestershire District Council, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council and Natural England and the Defra supporting bodies of Environment Agency, National Forest Company and Forestry Commission. The Supplier will work closely with the LNRS Project Manager to deliver a broad range of communications and engagement activities to a diverse and widely spread audience. Key audiences will be farmers and landowners who manage 82% of the land in the strategy area, environmental special interest groups, and ‘seldom heard’ people who represent ethnic minority groups, specialist disability groups and young people.