Scottish Biodiversity Strategy: progress report 2014-2016

Increased

Decreased

Divergent

Fluctuated

Stable

Baseline

No Data

Red

Requires urgent remedial action

Amber

Requires remedial action

Green

Progress on track

Biodiversity State Indicator

S

Engagement

E

Natural Heritage Indicator

N

National Performance Framework Indicator

NP

S1

Status of biodiversity action plan (BAP priority species^[14]

2008

2008

Archived

S2

Status of biodiversity action plan (BAP) priority habitats^[15]

2008

2008

Archived

S3

Abundance of terrestrial breeding birds

1994

2015

S4

Wintering waterbirds

1975

2014

S5

Breeding seabirds

1986

2015

S6

Vascular Plant diversity

1998

2007

Archived

National Plant Monitoring Scheme

2015

S7

Woodland diversity

1995

1999

Archived

Potential new indicator being developed following Native Woodland Survey of Scotland

2017

S8

Butterflies - specialists

1979

2014

S9

Moths

1975

2004

Archived

S10

Notified species in favourable condition

1999

2016

S11

Notified habitats in favourable condition

1999

2016

S12

Otter

1977

2012

Archived

S13

Freshwater macro-invertebrate diversity

1981

2008

Archived

River Quality

1992

2015

S14

Marine plankton

1958

2010

Archived

MSFD indicators^[16]

S15

Estuarine fish

1977

2005

Archived

S17

Non Native species

1950s

2001

Archived

E1

Attitudes to biodiversity

2006

2014

E2

Greenspace

2011

2015

Archived

E3

Visits to the outdoors^[17]

2012

2015

E4

Involvement in biodiversity conservation

2010

2015

E5

Membership of biodiversity NGOs

2014

2014

N2

Built Development

2008

2012

N3

Visual influence of built development

2008

2013

N7

Land & sea of natural heritage importance

2008

2013

Increase Natural Capital

2000

2014

Increase people's use of the Outdoors

2006

2016

Improve access to local greenspace

2013

2015

S3

Abundance of terrestrial breeding birds

1994

2015