In the Guardian today, the above and a report which, of course, does not tell you how well, relatively, Scotland is doing with restoring the natural environment. In Scotland: At present, only 18% of Scotland’s landmass met the 30% restoration target that the Scottish and UK governments agreed to in the Kunming declaration on tackling the biodiversity crisis in 2021. 1 In England, for example? Government draft 30×30 criteria and mapping published in December 2023 concluded 8.5% of English land counted towards the 30% target. 2 Not in the (our) public interest? Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/19/we-are-resting-on-our-laurels-scotland-faces-significant-challenge-to-protect-its-environment https://www.wcl.org.uk/30×30-press-release-october-2024.asp#:~:text=Government%20draft%2030×30%20criteria%20and%20mapping%20published%20in,of%20English%20land%20counted%20towards%20the%2030%25%20target. Discover more from Talking-up Scotland Subscribe to get the … Continue reading Scotland ‘only’ restores TWICE as much of natural environment as England does but we’re ‘resting on our laurels?’