Progress towards biodiversity targets
Throughout Session 5, the Committee explored progress towards Scotland's 2020 Biodiversity Targets and the Aichi Targets.
In 2016-17, the Committee considered the publication of the first progress report on Scotland's 2020 Route Map on Biodiversity along with the interim report on progress to the 2020 Aichi Targets.
Read about the Committee's consideration of the first progress report on Scotland's 2020 Route Map on Biodiversity and the interim report on the Aichi Targets
In 2018, the Committee agreed to revisit the issue of Scotland's Biodiversity Targets.
Read about the Committee's consideration of biodiversity targets in 2018
The Committee sought an update from the Scottish Government in 2021.
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Following publication of the global assessment of biodiversity by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Committee with an initial assessment of what that report means for Scotland. Read the letter:
Timetable
The Committee considered progress towards Scotland's 2020 biodiversity targets and the Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee work on public sector biodiversity duties.