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Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Author: Alexa Morrison, Euan Ross
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PDF Published: Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 (SB 25-18)
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    • Summary and key Bill documents
    • Context for the Bill: the nature emergency
    • Part 1:Targets for improving biodiversity
      • What the Bill does: section 1
      • Policy objectives and process for developing targets
      • Alignment with 2030 aim to halt biodiversity loss
      • Environmental Standards Scotland (as Independent Review Body)
      • Stakeholder views
      • Domestic and international approaches (UK and EU)
    • What is not in the Bill: legislative changes consulted on to support '30 by 30'
    • Part 2: Powers to modify Environmental Impact Assessment legislation and Habitats Regulations
      • What the Bill does (sections 2-4)
      • Background to EIA legislation and Habitats Regulations
      • Context and policy objectives for Part 2
      • Stakeholder views and the debate around 'non-regression'
    • Part 3: National Parks
      • What the Bill does (sections 5-9)
      • Context and policy objectives
      • Stakeholder views
      • What is not in the Bill (governance changes proposed in consultation)
    • Part 4: Deer Management
      • Context and policy objectives for Part 4
      • What the Bill does (sections 10-33)
    • Annex: Global Biodiversity Framework Targets

Image: The nature crisis in Scotland and globally - some key figures

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