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Table 9.3
Action Implementation 2010
Upland Ecosystems Group
Upland
on target
room for
improvement
not on target
Species and Habitats
People 2
Landscapes and Ecosystems 3 1
Integration and Coordination
Knowledge 1 2
Total 4 1 4
% 44 11 44
Highlights
The bodies that make up the Upland Group have achieved a lot over the last two years,
including:
identifying the key biodiversity challenges for managing the uplands sustainably
whilst accommodating different management objectives;
developing the Upland Solutions project, aimed at finding practical ways through the
difficulties of managing land in the uplands; and
delivering a series of good practice events to demonstrate to land use practices
needed to deliver benefits to biodiversity in the uplands.
Exceptions
The four failing actions are related to reviews of further education courses for outdoor
instructors and upland managers. These were abandoned due to a reduction in a lead
partner’s core funding and because most of the relevant courses are being run out-with
Scotland.
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