Biodiversity Programme Advisory Group – citizen and society target indicators: summary of responses
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.
Footnotes
1 PAG recommended adopting a target topic of ‘Positive outcomes for biodiversity in public sector and government policy. This was considered by policy but it was not decided to take forward. The reasons for this are set out in the policy memo, but in short it was felt that the targets as part of the Strategic Framework for Biodiversity should ensure these positive outcomes, and establishing additional targets for this would just create administrative burden.
2 As above.
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Email: biodiversity@gov.scot