biodiversity recovery
Lewisham Council's Sustainable Development Committee is set to scrutinise biodiversity recovery as part of its 2026-27 work programme.
Lewisham Council's Sustainable Development Committee will scrutinise biodiversity recovery as a key area in its 2026-27 work programme, which explicitly links sustainability to housing. This work programme was reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 16 July 2026, following a meeting to consider proposed select committee programmes.
The Sustainable Development Committee, chaired by Councillor Kate Anderson, will focus its efforts on the climate and ecological crisis, with biodiversity recovery, which involves efforts to restore and increase the variety of life in an ecosystem, being one of its key areas of scrutiny.
Key facts
- Lewisham Council's Sustainable Development Committee will scrutinise biodiversity recovery in its 2026-27 work programme. Source
- The 2026-27 work programme for Lewisham's Sustainable Development Committee explicitly links sustainability to housing. Source
- Lewisham Council's Sustainable Development Committee met on 16 July 2026 to review proposed work programmes. Source
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