Investing in nature: a plan to support investment in biodiversity and climate adaptation in Scotland
A plan of action to support the creation of a nature finance system that enables funding and finance to flow into high integrity biodiversity outcomes, supporting our Strategic Biodiversity Framework.
Footnotes
1 A strong ecosystem is needed to respond to climate change, providing benefits for cooling, water quality and flood management. The loss of Scotland’s peatlands for instance, will reduce benefits for flood resilience and water quality.
2 Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, section 1
3 This list is not intended to be a comprehensive account of public funding for nature restoration
4 NatureScot are formally known as Scottish Natural Heritage
5 What-the-Green-Groups-Said-2021_online.pdf (greenfunders.org)
6 Other Effective (area-based) Conservation Measures (IUCN)
Contact
Email: biodiversity@gov.scot