Protected Site Strategies (PSS) involves bringing together a variety of relevant stakeholders to look beyond site boundaries at the wider environmental issues that may be impacting these protected sites.
The PSS Advisory Guidance walks through the key steps of How to do a PSS, based on lessons learned from the pilot projects during the PSS learning and development programme, and expertise from various Consultants.
The core Guidance is supported by the Green Finance toolkit and Green Commerce manual, which signpost audiences to funding routes and opportunities for PSS, and the Other Levers document, which illustrates where PSS compliments existing environmental levers. The guidance also includes links to various factsheets, providing the reader with further information on stakeholder engagement, PSS governance and PSS evaluation.
Provision 110 – Protected Site Strategies (PSS), in the Environment Act 2021, grants Natural England statutory powers to convene local partnerships focused on addressing environmental issues that affect the conservation and management of Protected Sites, so that they remain healthy and resilient for years to come. The guidance will support NE and partners through the PSS process.