Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the WWF publication, 2024 Living Planet Report.
The findings of the WWF Living Planet Report provide further evidence, if any were needed, that the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss represent the existential threat of our times. We know we must take urgent action to address them now.
Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity sets out our ambition to be nature-positive, halting biodiversity loss by 2030 and making significant progress to restoring nature by 2045. The Strategic Framework will drive a step change to accelerate the pace and scale of our efforts. It includes: the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, the first six yearly Delivery Plan, and a framework for statutory nature restoration targets to be established through the Natural Environment Bill.
The Bill will also include provisions to: