By Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North Last week in the Scottish Parliament the Scottish Government presented its Biodiversity Strategy to 2045. The strategy is the starting point in a process leading to the development of rolling delivery plans and, through the introduction of a Natural Environment Bill, statutory nature restoration targets. Unfortunately, Scotland currently …
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It wasn’t so long ago that a vibrant, wild forest stretched across much of Scotland. Beavers and cranes found sanctuary in extensive wetlands, salmon and trout filled Scotland’s rivers and lynx, wolf and wild boar stalked woodland glades. Scotland has become an ecological shadow of its former self with many species extinct and habitats degraded. …