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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Objective<br />
No.<br />
Target<br />
Action<br />
No.<br />
Action End date End<br />
Date<br />
(FY)<br />
Lead<br />
Partner<br />
Progress<br />
Traffic<br />
light<br />
status<br />
Comments on<br />
progress<br />
New Action<br />
1 An "ecologically coherent<br />
network" <strong>of</strong> mar<strong>in</strong>e<br />
protected areas around<br />
Scottish waters is <strong>in</strong> the<br />
process <strong>of</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
established, meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
exist<strong>in</strong>g obligations under<br />
Natura <strong>20</strong>00, OSPAR <strong>an</strong>d<br />
WSSD, with mech<strong>an</strong>isms<br />
<strong>in</strong> place or <strong>in</strong> development<br />
to ensure that these sites<br />
c<strong>an</strong> be m<strong>an</strong>aged to<br />
protect the <strong>biodiversity</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>terest for which they<br />
were selected.<br />
Consideration is given as<br />
to whether <strong>an</strong>y further<br />
sites are required to meet<br />
the objectives <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Scottish Biodiversity<br />
Strategy.<br />
1.1b Dependent upon<br />
outcome <strong>of</strong> 1.1a,<br />
evidence-based<br />
criteria developed for<br />
complet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong><br />
ecologically coherent<br />
network <strong>of</strong> mar<strong>in</strong>e<br />
protected areas with<strong>in</strong><br />
Scottish waters,<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>g OSPAR<br />
criteria.<br />
W<strong>in</strong>ter<br />
<strong>20</strong>08-09<br />
Mar<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Scotl<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Completed Green Completed but still<br />
ongo<strong>in</strong>g as be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
developed <strong>an</strong>d<br />
agreed at UK level<br />
to <strong>in</strong>cluded onshore<br />
<strong>an</strong>d <strong>of</strong>f shore<br />
areas.<br />
Remove from <strong>20</strong>10<br />
actions list.<br />
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