Scotland's Wildlife â an assessment of biodiversity in 20
Scotland's Wildlife â an assessment of biodiversity in 20
Scotland's Wildlife â an assessment of biodiversity in 20
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Table 11.1<br />
Natural Heritage Indicators <strong>20</strong>10<br />
Key<br />
<br />
Increased State S<br />
Divergent Engagement E<br />
Fluctuated Broader Natural Heritage N<br />
No ch<strong>an</strong>ge • National Perform<strong>an</strong>ce Framework NP<br />
Earlier <br />
Later<br />
<br />
Basel<strong>in</strong>e <br />
No data <br />
# Policy Status Date Trend<br />
Scotl<strong>an</strong>d’s Biodiversity start f<strong>in</strong>ish<br />
S1 BAP priority species 37% <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g / stable <strong>20</strong>08 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
S2 BAP priority habitats 43% <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g / stable <strong>20</strong>08 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
S3 Terrestrial breed<strong>in</strong>g birds 31% <strong>in</strong>crease 1994 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
S4 W<strong>in</strong>ter<strong>in</strong>g waterbirds 7% <strong>in</strong>crease 1975 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
S5 Breed<strong>in</strong>g seabirds 28% decl<strong>in</strong>e 1986 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
S6 Vascular pl<strong>an</strong>t diversity 10% decl<strong>in</strong>e 1998 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
S7 Woodl<strong>an</strong>d diversity 17% shrub cover 1995 1999 <br />
S8 Terrestrial <strong>in</strong>sect abund<strong>an</strong>ce – butterflies Divergent 1979 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
S9 Terrestrial <strong>in</strong>sect abund<strong>an</strong>ce – moths Fluctuat<strong>in</strong>g 1975 <strong>20</strong>04 <br />
S10 Notified species <strong>in</strong> favourable condition 71% favourable <strong>20</strong>09 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
S11 Notified habitats <strong>in</strong> favourable condition 62% favourable <strong>20</strong>09 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
S12 Otter 92% occup<strong>an</strong>cy 1979 <strong>20</strong>04 <br />
S13 Freshwater macro<strong>in</strong>vertebrates 27 families average 1981 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
S14 Mar<strong>in</strong>e pl<strong>an</strong>kton Divergent 1958 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
S15 Estuar<strong>in</strong>e fish diversity Status be<strong>in</strong>g restored 1977 <strong>20</strong>05 <br />
S16 Mar<strong>in</strong>e fish at full reproductive capacity 55% at capacity 1998 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
S17 Invasive non-native species 14% <strong>in</strong>creased 1950s <strong>20</strong>01 <br />
E1 Attitudes to <strong>biodiversity</strong> > 70% <strong>in</strong>terested & care <strong>20</strong>06 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
E2 Green space 25% green space <strong>20</strong>07 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
E3 Visits to the outdoors 78% <strong>in</strong> the last year <strong>20</strong>05 <strong>20</strong>08 •<br />
E4 Involvement <strong>in</strong> <strong>biodiversity</strong> conservation <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>20</strong>05 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
E5 Membership <strong>of</strong> <strong>biodiversity</strong> NGOs <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>20</strong>07 <strong>20</strong>09 <br />
N1 Information Provision 4.7 million records <strong>20</strong>00 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
N2 Built development 66% <strong>of</strong> 1km squares<br />
conta<strong>in</strong> development<br />
<strong>20</strong>05 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
N3 Visual <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> built development Increased to 69% area <strong>20</strong>02 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
N4 Tim<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> seasonal events Earlier by differ<strong>in</strong>g rates 1958 <strong>20</strong>06 <br />
N5 River quality Excellent <strong>in</strong>creased to<br />
31%<br />
1999 <strong>20</strong>06 <br />
N6 Tourism 92% for scenery <strong>20</strong>06 <strong>20</strong>07 <br />
N7 L<strong>an</strong>d under conservation m<strong>an</strong>agement 63% <strong>of</strong> l<strong>an</strong>d area covered <strong>20</strong>08 <strong>20</strong>08 <br />
NP Biodiversity: <strong>in</strong>crease the <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> abund<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> terrestrial breed<strong>in</strong>g birds <br />
NP Increase the proportion <strong>of</strong> adults mak<strong>in</strong>g one or more visits to the outdoors per week •<br />
NP Increase to 95% the proportion <strong>of</strong> protected nature sites <strong>in</strong> favourable condition •<br />
86