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Scotland's Wildlife – 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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