Species Action Framework

A FIVE YEAR SPECIES ACTION FRAMEWORK:
Making a difference for Scotland's Species

Scotland has some of the best wild areas and most iconic species in the whole of Europe. Our biodiversity is a vital part of our naturaland cultural heritage that enriches and underpins our lives the air we breathe, the water we use and the soil we grow our food in all depend on it. But our actions are threatening the ability of the earth's ecosystems to sustain us in future.

The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy sets out what we need to do over the next 25 years to conserve and enhance biodiversity. The importance of Scotland's biodiversity to our health, individually and as a nation, is emphasized in the Strategy, as is the enormous economic value.

We now need to prioritize the way we manage species, focusing on those where we expect significant gains to overall biodiversity, and thereby benefits to the people of Scotland, will result. SNH has therefore produced a Species Action Framework which sets out a strategic approach to species management in Scotland.

In addition, 32 species have been identified as the focus of new action for five years from 2007. To find out about the species on the 'Species Action List', click on the icons below, and follow the links.

	Species conservation
	Invasive non-native species
	Conflicts of interest involving native species
	Sustainable use of species