Isle of Wight Council

England

12.73

Ranked #40 of 229 UK councils

A running total of the weight of every tracked food action this council has formally voted through. It is not a mark out of 100.

Acknowledging

The actions we track

Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
5.00Supporting
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting
4.00Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
2.33Supporting
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)
1.41Supporting
Advocate for fiscal measures to discourage high-carbon meat/dairy and fund plant-based transition support
0.00Neutral
Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)
0.00Neutral
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop land
0.00Neutral
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
0.00Neutral
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
0.00Neutral
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
0.00Neutral
Just transition programme for food sector away from animal products
0.00Neutral
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land
0.00Neutral
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
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
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)
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

The actions we track

Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)

5.00Supporting

Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting

4.00Supporting

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

2.33Supporting

Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)

1.41Supporting

Advocate for fiscal measures to discourage high-carbon meat/dairy and fund plant-based transition support

0.00Neutral

Coastal habitat restoration / blue carbon projects (seagrass, saltmarsh, kelp where applicable)

0.00Neutral

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

0.00Neutral

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

0.00Neutral

Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

0.00Neutral

Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops

0.00Neutral

Just transition programme for food sector away from animal products

0.00Neutral

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

0.00Neutral

Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)

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

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

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