PE1383, by Helen McDade on the John Muir Trust’s behalf, seeks better protection for wild land. What are members’ views on how to proceed?
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Wild Land (Protection) (PE1383)
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7 contributionsI am a member of the John Muir Trust, so I should not contribute.
You are free to contribute if you wish, as long as you have declared your interest.
The petition is important, because our wild heritage is important to everyone in the country and it appears to be diminishing. We should contact the Government for its views on the petition.The petitioner has expressed concern that Scottish Natural Heritage’s natural heritage indicators show that“the extent of Scotland unaffected by any form of visual influence”from the built environment or land use change“declined from 41% in 2002 to”only“31% by 2008”.That is a significant change in that time. The Government should be asked for its comments on that point.I would also like to know the Government’s views on the conclusions and recommendations of the report that it commissioned from the wildland research institute.
I declare an interest, as in my entry in the register of interests, as a member of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the National Trust for Scotland and the RSPB. It is important and would be useful to write to obtain the views of several voluntary and statutory bodies on the petition—particularly Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the National Trust for Scotland, the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, VisitScotland and the RSPB, which many people forget or do not realise is a large landowner in Scotland.
I am happy to say that I support the suggestions that have been made.
Do we agree to continue the petition and take the suggested actions?Members indicated agreement.
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