Cross-Party Group on Nature & Climate nd 22 November 2022, 18:00-19:30 Minutes Present MSPs Mercedes Villalba MSP Ariane Burgess MSP Monica Lennon MSP Mark Ruskell MSP Lorna Slater MSP – Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy, and Biodiversity Non-MSP Group Members Io Hadjicosta – Office of Mark Ruskell MSP Kaley Cochran – Office of Brian Whittle MSP Tariq Nabi – Biodiversity Unit, Scottish Government Kathy Wormald – Froglife Eddie Palmer – Scottish Badgers Sophie Brett – Keep Scotland Beautiful Craig Macadam – Buglife Natalie Stevenson Annie Robinson – CIEEM Alison Lomax – Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Calum Duncan – Marine Conservation Society Arina Russell – Woodland Trust Scotland Suzie Saunders – Woodland Trust Scotland Alistair Whyte – Plantlife Scotland Vhairi Tollan – Scottish Greens Researcher Amy Hill – Scottish Government Jack Beadle – RSPB Scotland Matthew Bird – Scottish Government Claudia Gebhardt – Bat Conservation Trust Nora Casey – RSPB Scotland Rebekah Strong – Scottish Wildlife Trust Rachel Richards – Buglife Stephanie Mander – Nourish Scotland Emily Burton – Scottish Seabird Centre Apologies Brian Whittle MSP Finlay Carson MSP Meghan Gallacher MSP Maurice Golden MSP 1 Paul McLennan MSP Beatrice Wishart MSP Welcome to CPG Nature & Climate and Introductions Mark Ruskell MSP welcomed members to the first official meeting of the CPG for Climate and Nature.