Manchester City Council

The actions we track

• Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy

  5.00Supporting

• Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)

  5.00Supporting

• Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets

  4.00Supporting

• Deforestation-free supply chains: no ecosystem clearing for animal farming; mandatory trade deal clauses

  2.55Supporting

• Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)

  2.04Supporting

• Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)

  0.91Supporting

• Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land

  0.40Supporting

• Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops

  0.23Supporting

• Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)

  0.00Neutral

• Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop land

  0.00Neutral

• Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

  0.00Neutral

• Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land

  0.00Neutral

• Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)

  0.00Neutral

• Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensing

  0.00Neutral

• Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership

  0.00Neutral

• Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)

  0.00Neutral

• Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)

  0.00Neutral

• Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)

  0.00Neutral

• Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)

  -6.13Opposing