The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) is the governmental response to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. When the Biodiversity Action Plans were first published in 1994, the conservation of 391 species and 45 habitats was covered. As of 2009 1,150 species and 65 habitats are identified as needing conservation and greater protection and are covered by UK BAPs. The updated list includes the hedgehog, house sparrow, grass snake and the garden tiger moth, while otters, bottlenose dolphins and red squirrels remained in need of habitat protection.
There are also about 188 Local BAPs (LBAPs) in the UK.
Read more about United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan: Priority Habitats
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