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The Chair of the Authority provided the following verbal updates to Members.

·         Attended an introductory meeting with the Leaders and CEO of High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

·         Attended a Europarc webinar presentation on the use of remote sensing in peatland recovery which was also attended by some of the Moors for the Future staff.  The presentation was led by a representative of the North Pennine National Landscape.

·         Together with the CEO attended a CNP meeting on the 28^th February ahead of the launch of their health check report on the state of nature in National Parks. The meeting was to give an opportunity for National Parks to comment on the issues as presented verbally before they were finalised.   The publication will appear on the 10^th April 2024. 

·         Met Matt Relf, the Independent Mayoral Candidate for East Midland’s Combined Council Authority.

·         Attended a briefing regarding the use of AI in assessing land cover in the Peak District.  This is to be discussed at a future Member Forum.

·         Together with the CEO, attended an introductory meeting with the Leader and CEO of Staffordshire County Council.

·         Attended a briefing on the development and the launch of the East Midlands Combined Council Authority,  which the Chair and CEO will attend in Chesterfield on the 20^th March.

·         Attended various other meetings within the Organisation and currently shortlisting for the post of Head of Resources with the CEO.

Members asked that thanks be given to the Data Strategy and Performance Officers Simon Geikie and David Alexander on their work on AI to enable the Authority, landowners and policy makers to make much more nuance decisions about the best use of the land for nature recovery and other activities.