Cross-Party Group on Nature and Climate Wednesday 28 February 2024 18.00 – 19.30 Minute Present MSPs Mark Ruskell MSP, Ariane Burgess MSP Invited guests Josh Doble (Community Land Scotland), Julie Stoneman (Plantlife Scotland), Pauline McCran (People’s Plan for Nature Contributor), Pam Yule (Wynford Residents Union), Naomi Arnold (WWF Scotland) Non-MSP Group Members Juliet Caldwell (LINK), Io Hadjicosta (Office for Mark Ruskell MSP), Deborah Long (LINK), Dan Paris (LINK), Fanny Royanez (LINK), Isobel Mercer (RSPB Scotland), Arina Russell (WWF Scotland), Sharon Kessler (Stirling University), Alex Morrison (Keep Scotland Beautiful), Colin Brown (Ecus), Eleanor Gourevitch (Ecus), Josselyn Rizo-Olguin (John Muir Trust), Morag Wells (LINK), Jason Rose (RSPB Scotland), Benji Brown (ERCS), Shivali Fifield (ERCS), Cameron Gilles (SLE), Jessica Jones (Scottish Wildlife Trust), Emilie Wadsworth (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute), Nora Casey (RSPB Scotland), Clare Andrews (Stirling University), Pamela Barnes (Development Trusts Association Scotland) Apologies Maurice Golden MSP Agenda item 1: Welcome to CPG Nature & Climate Mark Ruskell MSP welcomed members and speakers to the CPG meeting.