CAMERAS: Scottish environmental monitoring strategy
The Scottish environmental monitoring strategy.
Annex
Topics
Table 7 lists the twenty-five topics which have been identified as potentially requiring the development of a monitoring strategy. See supporting documentation for details.
Table 7. Proposed list of topics
| Categories | Topics | |
|---|---|---|
| Land | Geology, landforms and active processes | |
| Soils (including peatlands) | ||
| Uplands | ||
| Farmland and lowlands | ||
| Woodlands and forests | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Water | Groundwater | |
| Surface freshwater | Wetlands | |
| Marine and coastal | ||
| Air | Climate change and weather | |
| Air quality | ||
| Nuisance (noise, light, odour and litter) | ||
| Urban and cultural heritage | Historic environment | |
| Built environment and green space | ||
| Society | Health | |
| Wellbeing (eg recreation and amenity) | ||
| Environment and economy | ||
| Ecosystem services and resources | Waste | |
| Material resources | ||
| Energy use | ||
| Fish and aquaculture | ||
| Timber, fibre and biomass | ||
| Pollination | ||
| Crops and livestock | ||
| Water supply | ||
Table 8. Operational/policy drivers for improved monitoring of topics in Phase 1
| Surface freshwater and wetlands |
|---|
| Wetlands - Scottish Environmental Monitoring Strategy ( SEMS) priority for monitoring. Wetlands - Water Framework Directive obligation currently not delivered. Surface freshwater - operational priority for SEPA to update Water Framework Directive Monitoring programme in time to implement by 2013. Surface freshwater and wetland - Biodiversity - SNH surveillance duty under the Habitats Regulations. |
| Marine and coastal |
| Marine waters - SEMS priority for monitoring. Estuaries and coastal waters - operational priority for SEPA to update Water Framework Directive Monitoring programme in time to implement sampling by 2013. Marine and coastal waters - operational priority for MSS to prepare monitoring programme for the Marine Strategy Directive in time to implement by 2014. Marine, coastal and estuaries - Biodiversity - SNH surveillance duty under the Habitats Regulations. |
| Air quality |
| Current monitoring is focused upon assessing compliance with human health standards. There is no co-ordinated monitoring programme looking at the environmental impacts of air pollution. |
| Soil |
| The State of Soils report (2011) identified the need to develop a Soil Monitoring Strategy. Dobbie, K.E., Bruneau, P.M.C and Towers, W. (eds) 2011. The State of Scotland's Soil. Natural Scotland, [online] http://www.sepa.org.uk/ The Scottish Soil Framework (2009) has identified a requirement for a Soil Monitoring Strategy. Scottish Government. 2009. The Scottish Soil Framework. [online] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/05/20145602/13 . |
Further information - supporting documentation and data record
More details supporting documentation that was produced during the production of this strategy can be found on the Scottish Government website.
Supporting documentation:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/CAMERASsite/SEMSSuportingDocs
Data Record:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/CAMERASsite/DataRecord
Contact
Email: Central Enquiries Unit ceu@gov.scot
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