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2 Increase rural land
managers’ awareness
of good habitat and
species management
practices.
2 Increase awareness
of biodiversity in the
rural land use sector.
3 Promote the
biodiversity benefits
of landscape-scale
integrated land
management.
2.2c Promote the further
integration of
biodiversity into the
business planning of
agricultural units e.g.
through land use
discussion groups and
other demonstration
farms where public
funding is being used
to explore business
improvements.
2.3a Use the ICE
biodiversity
communications
toolkit to develop a coordinated
approach to
communications about
biodiversity in the rural
sector among partner
organisations involved
in the Scottish
Biodiversity Forum.
3.2c Use landscape
evaluation modelling
tools to identify habitat
networks and optimal
areas for habitat
restoration and
creation in each
region.
Dec-
08
Dec-
10
Dec-
10
2008/09 SG Completed Green Biodiversity
elements have
been incorporated
into business
planning of 2
monitor farms.
However, only
limited integration
of biodiversity
objectives has
been achieved to
date.
2010/11 RLUWG Completed Green Biodiversity
Communications
Toolkit promoted
to the SEARS
group of
organisations and
staff involved in
delivering the
SRDP.
2010/11 SNH Onschedule
Green
Forest Research
is carrying out
modelling
exercise in
Central Scotland.
Local Authorities
are developing
ecological
networks in other
lowland parts of
Scotland. Sharing
Good Practice
event hosted by
SNH on 02/11/10.
This is a major
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