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Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group - sub group EH and I indicator: recommendations
The Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group (PAG) has provided expert recommendations to inform statutory nature restoration targets under Scotland’s proposed Natural Environment Bill, a key component of the strategic framework for biodiversity in Scotland.
4. Next steps for developing the approach
4.1 Given that a hybrid of options 1 and 2 were recommend next steps that need to be taken, including:
- Continue to develop the Ecosystem Red List approach that has been trialled in Scotland.
- Incorporate the additional recommendations from the PAG Sub-group into the Ecosystem Red List assessment. This includes bringing in assessments of systemic functionality e.g. carbon storage, resilience of production, nutrient enrichment status into the Red List.
- To aid this process, short list the available indicators of systemic functionality that are suitable to be included within the Red List approach. This should use work already undertaken previously on ecosystem health indicators and the latest scientific evidence.
Contact
Email: biodiversity@gov.scot