Once again, we heard that a shortage of relevant skills in the local government sector was a factor: for instance a lack of landscape architects.iiOfficial Report, NZET Committee, 21 June 2022, col 35 (City of Edinburgh Council); Woodland Trust, written submission We heard of "a lack of imagination" that can lead decision-makers to reach for structural interventions ("grey infrastructure") as a solution when nature-based interventions are likely to be cheaper, less disruptive, and more likely to promote a "virtuous cycle" of benefits (including improved biodiversity) in the longer term.iiiOfficial Report, NZET Committee, 21 June 2022, col 52 (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar)
Funding from the Scottish Government and agencies: this was raised as another barrier.