Natural Flood Alleviation Strategy for Scotland

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 20 Jun 2019
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention
2. 5 Dec 2019
   Public Petitions Committee

   Continued Petitions
   1 mention

1. Scotland86 40.8%
2. England71 33.6%
3. United Kingdom50 23.7%
4. Wales1 0.5%
5. United States1 0.5%
6. Canada1 0.5%
7. France1 0.5%

1. Julie Yorke 13 May 2019
   Using beavers to help alleviate flooding is well proven. The landscape changes by beavers also increases habitat and biodiversity, so is a positive on a number of fronts
2. Lynne Devine 14 May 2019
   I'm particularly interested in work being done in Angus.
3. Andrew Thompson 14 May 2019
   More natural and riparian woodland in the denuded headwaters and flood plains of our rivers would intercept heavy rain and slow the flow of runoff so reducing the risk of downstream flash flooding. Farmers are being encouraged to manage watercourses by installation of 'leaky dams' to hold back water and slow flows. This work costs time and money and requires continuous maintenance. Beavers, now reintroduced and protected in Scotland would do this work for free. Instead, short sighted politicians are giving licences to even more short sighted farmers to exterminate beavers from their land. Get real Scotland.
4. Jo Ann Turner 14 May 2019
   Beavers slow movement of water, and are a real benefit forfloodbmitigation + prevention. Also, tree roots absorb masses of water. More trees.
   
   more beavers! Also, why do we allow communities to.build on flood plains??? Recipe for disaster.
5. Tracey Stanway 15 May 2019
   Why reintroduce a species just to then kill it? Typical humans. History is never a teacher to some.
6. Louise Ramsay 15 May 2019
   I very much agree with this petition. I have been campaigning for beavers for years and have them living yards from my house. I am very well aware of their incredible capacity to contribute to soft engineering solutions for the prevention of flooding at a fraction of the cost of concrete barriers which has been researched on our land by Stirling University. As climate change progresses we need creative and regenerative solutions to the problems it brings which also reduce emissions and sequester carbon. Concrete does the opposite and its use should therefore be minimised.
7. Paul Ramsay 15 May 2019
   It is high time that SG took natural flood alleviation more seriously. The disgraceful killing of the supposedly protected braver should stop. The licensing process should be reviewed and priority given to mitigation and translocation.
8. Conner lake 15 May 2019
   Please do not cull the population of beavers they are a sorely needed returning native!
9. Christina Gray 16 May 2019
   THIS SENSELESS DESTRUCTION OF NATURE HAS TO STOP NOW !
10. Katy Coxall 16 May 2019
    Stop all cruel practices. Beware all cruel people.
11. Allison Jones 16 May 2019
    Simply appalled that beavers were given protection from slaughter one day yet at the same time permission granted for them to be culled and their homes demolished.
12. Phala Kay Bowles 31 May 2019
    GALATIONS 6:7
13. Anthony Randell 6 Jun 2019
    Beavers provide important benefits in managing downstream flooding, also improving riparian diversity.
    
    I believe that the benefits beaver's provide as landscape engineers is much greater than localised crop and timber disruption.
    
    Europe has successfully managed beavers where they were causing problems for man years, using a variety of humane measures, including moving them to more suitable habitat.
14. Vanessa Anderson 6 Jun 2019
    This sounds a realistic and viable option. It would also require stringent law enforcement against persecution of the beaver population.