A recent draft consultantsreport on biodiversity-related spend provides the following figures for thecurrent spending by key players in Scotland:Annual Expenditure EstimatesRelating to Biodiversity in Scotland Scotland Current Annual BAP Expenditure Year* Scottish Executive (Environment and Rural Affairs Department) Relevant Agri-Environment Schemes 20,221,768 2005-06 Forestry Commission Scotland Total Biodiversity Related Expenditure 20,500,000 2006-07 Scottish Natural Heritage Biodiversity Related Expenditure 20,320,000 2005-06 Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) Organisations Estimated Spending on Nature Conservation 23,403,082 2004-05 Source: UKBiodiversity Action Plan: Preparing Costings for Species and Habitats ActionPlans, Updating Estimates of Current and Future BAP Expenditures in the UK,Draft Final Report to DEFRA and Partners, GHK Consulting Ltd, March...