South Downs Joint Committee
The South Downs Joint Committee is a result of a merger between the Sussex Downs Conservation Board and East Hampshire AONB Joint Advisory Committee.
It establishes one clear voice on issues across the South Downs.
The South Downs Joint Committee will:
• maintain a strong sense of momentum for action to conserve the South Downs
• develop with partners a number of important projects across the South Downs
• achieve an effective transition to a permanent South Downs body
The main objectives of the South Downs Joint Committee are:
• To protect, conserve and enhance the natural beauty and amenity of the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including their physical, ecological and cultural landscape;
• To raise awareness of, and promote the quiet informal enjoyment of, the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the general public but only so far as is consistent with the first objective;
• Generally to promote sustainable forms of economic and social development especially working with farmers and landowners to encourage land management which supports the two objectives above;
• To foster the social and economic wellbeing of communities within the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Beauty and the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The committee is an interim arrangement enabling the challenges faced by the South Downs to be met in advance of any final decision on a South Downs National Park.
Working in Partnership to Protect the South Downs
Financial contributors
The following organisations work in partnership and contribute financially to the South Downs Joint Committee:
Stakeholders
In addition to the organisations listed above, the South Downs Joint Committee also works in partnership with the following organisations to ensure the continued protection and conservation of the South Downs AONBs:
