Biodiversity
The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy has as its aim: To conserve biodiversity for the health, enjoyment and wellbeing of the people of Scotland now and in the future.
Objectives:
- Species & Habitats: To halt the loss of biodiversity and continue to reverse previous losses through targeted action for species and habitats
- People: To increase awareness, understanding and enjoyment of biodiversity, and engage many more people in conservation and enhancement
- Landscapes & Ecosystems: To restore and enhance biodiversity in all our urban, rural and marine environments through better planning, design and practice
- Integration & Co-ordination: To develop an effective management framework that ensures biodiversity is taken into account in all decision making
- Knowledge: To ensure that the best new and existing knowledge on biodiversity is available to all policy makers and practitioners.
In this Workshop group you will get the chance to explore Scottish biodiversity in its many forms as well as look at the work being done to preserve Scottish Ancient Woodlands. Ancient Woodland is defined as woodland continuously planted since 1750. Part of this is what is left of the Ancient Caledonian forest. Scotland was once covered by trees, the ancient Caledonian Forest, but over millennia it's been whittled away until only about 1% remains. However, the importance of trees to the environment and the economy is recognised more than ever and political will, education and business are helping Scotland's forests thrive again. You will have the opportunity to visit some ancient woodland and help increase the biodiversity by planting native plants which will help the woodland flourish.