Nature’s recovery is crucial to Scotland's recovery

Nature’s recovery is crucial to Scotland's recovery - RSPB

Leading environmental charities set out 11 transformative actions vital for the recovery of Scotland’s nature and building a fairer future for all

RSPB Scotland, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and WWF Scotland have today launched a major new report which sets out 11 transformative actions for nature’s recovery in Scotland. The report has been supported by 22 other environmental charities and organisations.

Several of the #11Actions in the Nature Recovery Plan could be prioritised as part of Scotland’s green recovery from Covid-19, creating nature-based jobs for the long-term, contributing to local economies and delivering many other benefits to people, including for health and wellbeing.

The Scottish Government could invest immediately in five areas highlighted by the plan:

restoring and protecting Scotland’s peatlands;
restoring and expanding native woodlands;
tackling deer management;
creating a new system to support nature- and climate-friendly farming;
linking up wild places by delivering a Scottish Nature Network.

During the past months of disruption and tragedy, many people have turned to nature for solace and to support their wellbeing. Despite lockdown highlighting that access to nature is not equal, many people became more aware of their local wildlife through spending more time in greenspaces on their doorstep and through lower levels of human activity making birdsong easier to hear.