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Reflections on the Scottish Government’s announcement to develop a Scottish biodiversity metric – by Sarah Kydd CEcol MCIEEM
...Scotland, Final Report to Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/research-approaches-measuring-biodiversity-scotland/documents/ [2] https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2020/12/scottish-biodiversity-strategy-post-2020-statement-intent2/documents/scottish-biodiversity-strategy-post-2020-statement-intent/scottish-biodiversity-strategy-post-2020-statement-intent/govscot%3Adocument/scottish-biodiversity-strategy-post-2020-statement-intent.pdf [3] https://cieem.net/resource/biodiversity-net-gain-in-scotland-briefing/ [4] https://cieem.net/resource/biodiversity-net-gain-in-scotland-briefing-note-for-local-planning-authorities/ [5] https://cieem.net/resource/a-summary-report-from-scottish-lpa-event-to-discuss-the-emerging-npf4-and-developing-with-nature-guidance/ [6] https://cieem.net/survey-of-scottish-local-planning-authority-capacity-highlights-risk-to-delivery-of-npf4/ [7] https://www.scotlink.org/councils-will-need-green-specialists-to-meet-government-ambitions/ [8] https://cieem.net/resource/summary-report-from-the-pie-and-a-pint-event-opportunities-for-implementing-biodiversity-net-gain-in-scotland/ [9] https://cieem.net/resource/webinar-on-biodiversity-net-gain-opportunities-for-scotland/ Blog posts on the CIEEM website are...


What exactly is ‘Other Neutral Grassland’ and how should we make the best of it?- By Richard Gowing
...in the past are not viable in many modern situations. For example, low intensity grazing with hardy cattle doesn’t necessarily work in areas of heavy human use. What is apparent...


