Scottish Government 'Carefully Considering' IPBES Global Assessment and Commits to Inform Parliament of Recommended Changes in Biodiversity-Related Policies

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The Scottish Government has presented its detailed Government's Programme for Scotland for 2019-2020, which includes a robust section on biodiversity commitments and participation in the Convention of Biological Diversity post-2020 Biodiversity Framework negotiations. In addition to 'carefully considering' the IPBES Global Assessment and committing to provide Parliament with recommended policy changes, Government has also stated that the Global Assessment will inform their work programme to address biodiversity loss and promote pollinators with the "B-lines" project forming a network of pollinators.