Key opportunities for further work and influence may include:
Considering of how any global biodiversity agreement should be translated into biodiversity targets and action in Scotland;
Scrutinising the third Land Use Strategy and consider its alignment with other key strategies such as the updated Climate Change Plan, future rural policies and NPF4;
Monitoring the implementation of the Land Use Strategy through the Scottish Government’s annual reports to Parliament and assess the extent to which more integrated land use is visible in practice;
Considering how to engage across Parliament on nature recovery e.g. integrating issues in scrutiny of planning, infrastructure and financing policies;
Engaging with the Government, Scottish Land Commission and other stakeholders on the development of Regional Land Use Partnerships;
Monitoring implementation of recommendations of the Werritty review, in particular exploring the most appropriate model for grouse moor licensing;
Monitoring implementation of the recommendations of the Deer Working Group report;
Monitoring achievement of targets for nature-based solutions, and;
Scrutinising the coherence of Government policy on peatlands across commitments on peatland restoration and peatland protection.