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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement - implementing Part IV: consultation analysis - summary report
A review of Scottish‑relevant responses to the joint Scottish and UK Government consultation on implementing Part IV of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, which ran from 21 November to 19 December 2025.
Appendix B – List of key stakeholders
Scottish Government officials, in agreement with DEFRA, identified a list of business and environmental stakeholders to be contacted at the outset of the consultation. Scottish Government officials identified stakeholders with interests specific to Scotland only, which included a mix of UK-wide organisations (shown in bold).
- NatureScot
- Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
- Scottish Environment Link
- Scottish Renewables
- Chamber of Shipping
- Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF)
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
- Ministry of Defence (MOD)
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
- Northen Lighthouse Board (NLB)
- European Subsea Cabling Association (ESCA)
- UK Space Agency
- RWE
- Orsted
- Energy UK
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Blue Marine
- Greenpeace
- Friends of the Earth
- Worlds Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Marine Conservation Society
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
- National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
- Natural History Museum
- Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)
- Seabed User Developer Group (SUDG)
- UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG)
- British Pipeline Agency Limited (BPA)
- British Marine
- British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA)
- Oceana
- Pew Trusts
Contact
Email: MD.MarineLicensing@gov.scot