Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 8042 Environmental Management This section seeks to ensure that the way the site is managed has a positive impact on the environment, locally and globally, both now and for the future. Where choices can be made for future procurement, landscaping or buildings, they should aim to minimise energy and resource consumption and waste, and design in benefits to the local and global environment. Policies should seek to eliminate the use of peat and chemicals to control pests and as fertilisers. Horticultural and arboricultural decisions should reflect an understanding of the impacts of climate change. This links to 26 Provision of Appropriate Educational and Interpretational Information, as there are great opportunities for green and other open spaces to give people an understanding and an experience of living a life closer to nature. 14 Managing Environmental Impact 15 Waste Minimisation 16 Chemical Use 17 Peat Use 18 Climate Change Adaption Strategies 14 Managing Environmental Impact The management plan should reference a wider Environmental Policy, to which all decisions about procurement, landscaping or buildings and an assessment of their environmental impact would defer. Future aspirations should be identified and recorded in the management plan. Judges will be looking to see how, in practice, it does reduce environmental impact. If the site’s managing organisation does not have its own environmental policy (which may adhere to a recognised International standard), judges would expect that the site follows the principle of an Environmental Management System, broadly to: + set objectives and targets for environmental improvement + establish operational procedures for achieving them + measure, record and evaluate environmental performance + review and seek to improve on these targets Judges will be looking to see that, where possible and where relevant, measures have been taken Section 4