LEAP - Local Environment Agency Plan
Produced by Environment Agency for all river catchments in England and Wales, replacing the National Rivers Authority’s Catchment Management Plans. LEAPs integrate the EA’s wide range of responsibilities into one management plan.

LNR - Local Nature Reserve
Local Authorities may establish LNRs in consultation with English Nature under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. They are sometimes managed by local wildlife trusts.

Local Agenda 21
Local Agenda 21 plans are developed by local authorities and other local bodies to deliver sustainable development at a local level. They are one strand of the wider ‘Agenda 21’, which was a key part of the Rio Convention signed by the UK Government in 1992.

Local Biodiversity Action Plans
Developed for local or regional areas, usually led by local authorities. These local plans help deliver the wider UK commitment on the Biodiversity Convention. Ideally, they deliver a share of the wider UK targets.

Long List (UK Steering Group Report)
The initial list of 1,250 species of conservation concern drawn up by the Steering Group (HMSO 1995), from which species requiring individual Action Plans were selected. Criteria for inclusion on this list included assessments of rarity (in international and national terms), rates of decline, and inclusion in legislative schedules (eg, Wildlife and Countryside Act, Habitats Directive).