Site of Biological Importance
- Site of Biological Importance
A Site of Biological Importance (or SBI) is one of the non-statutory designations used locally by the Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Staffordshire County Councils in England to protect locally valued sites of biological diversity which are described generally as Local Wildlife Sites by the UK Government. The term SBI should not be confused with Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The guidance from the Her Majesty's Government concerning Local Sites states that:
The series of non-statutory Local Sites seek to ensure, in the public interest, theconservation, maintenance and enhancement of species, habitats, geological and geomorphological features of substantive nature conservation value [ [http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/ewd/local-sites/localsites.pdf DEFRA Local Sites, Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management] ]
SBIs have no legal protection, but do receive some protection through different policies and they must be taken into consideration by the local authority when planning applications affect the site. Sites are selected using a number of attributes that include; habitat type, diversity and rarity of the species present, and the sites naturalness. [ [http://www.wildaboutmanchester.info/site/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=66, Wild About Manchester, Sites of Biological Importance] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=12529 Planning Advisory Service]
* [http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Planning/NaturalHistoricEnvironment/Natural/NHE_Natural_Sbi.htm Cheshire County Council ]
* [http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.php?serviceID=1400&startsWith=M Staffordshire Moorlands]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Site of Community Importance — A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration… … Wikipedia
Site AP — Un site AP est un emplacement de l ADN où la base (normalement attachée) est manquante.En l absence de réparation, il peuvent mener à une rupture simple brin. Lors de la réplication, ils mènent très souvent à une mutation. Un site AP (site… … Wikipédia en Français
Site of Special Scientific Interest — A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological… … Wikipedia
World Heritage Site — Logo of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee … Wikipedia
Convention on Biological Diversity — Document The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is an international legally binding treaty. The Convention has three main goals: conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity);… … Wikipedia
Kersal — infobox UK place country = England london distance= latitude= 53.510062 longitude= 2.278237 official name= Kersal population= metropolitan borough= City of Salford metropolitan county= Greater Manchester region= North West England constituency… … Wikipedia
Crompton Moor — towards its summit at Crow Knowl Elevation 391 m (1,283 ft) … Wikipedia
Shaw and Crompton — Coordinates: 53°34′37″N 2°05′31″W / 53.577°N 2.092°W / 53.577; 2.092 … Wikipedia
Macclesfield Forest — is an area of woodland, predominantly conifer plantation, located around 5 km (3 miles) south east of Macclesfield in the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, in Cheshire, England. The existing woodland is the last substantial… … Wikipedia
City of Salford — For the individual settlement, see Salford, Greater Manchester. For the local government district in existence from 1926 to 1974, see County Borough of Salford. City of Salford Metropolitan borough city … Wikipedia
