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Updates from 2018 Public Sector Roundtable – Scottish Government

, by shannon@redpaint
In March the first set of Scottish Natural Capital accounts was launched by SG. The accounts provide information on the physical flows and asset value for ten ecosystem services, outlined on the website. The accounts also contain estimates of the total asset value of the stock. This showed that the partial asset value of Scottish natural capital was £273 billion…

Updates from 2018 Public Sector Roundtable – Scottish Natural Heritage

, by shannon@redpaint
The Natural Capital Asset Index (NCAI) was updated in April with the most recent results showing that overall the potential of Scotland’s environment to improve wellbeing is increasing. Heath and peatland habitats continue to show signs of recovery since lows in 2012. This year a Story Map was launched that presents the latest results in a more user-friendly and accessible…

Updates from 2018 Public Sector Roundtable – Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority

, by shannon@redpaint
The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority are looking to build on previous activities that have supported community-led action planning and stakeholder engagement on land use within the Strathard area of the National Park. Later on this year, they are looking to engage a range of stakeholders to produce a shared vision and consensus, forming a masterplan and…

Updates from 2018 Public Sector Roundtable – Crown Estate Scotland and SEPA

, by shannon@redpaint
Crown Estate Scotland, SEPA, Farm Advisory Service and SAC Consulting are currently working toward finalising the scope of a project on Natural Capital and Integrated Land Management Plans. This project will explore the most effective way to include Natural Capital element in Integrated Land Management Plans (ILMP). The aim is not to make substantive changes to the normal ILMP format…

David Watt appointed as Chair of Steering Group

, by shannon@redpaint
The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital is pleased to announce that David Watt, Executive Director of IoD Scotland, has been selected to Chair its Steering Group. The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital brings together a growing number of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to protect and rebuild Scotland’s natural capital. To date, there are over 100 member organisations. The…

Update on Nature Finance Pioneers’ Activity

, by shannon@redpaint
Join the network to take part in Zoom webinars on a range of topics. Learn about the role of Disruptive Technologies in Nature Finance market opportunities, identify the latest funding support to get your projects investment-ready, understand the evolving biodiversity markets and how to maximise their potential for growing Scotland’s Natural Capital and you can join the fifth Natural Capital Finance & Investment…

Bunloit – Nature recovery and community prosperity through rewilding

, by shannon@redpaint
Introduction Bunloit Rewilding is a natural capital management company with a purpose to “enable nature recovery and community prosperity through rewilding.” Through our values of leading by example, with courage we aim to create as large a positive impact on the natural world as possible. Throughout 2021 – our first year of operations – we developed a natural capital baseline assessment…

An Introduction to the Scottish Forum

, by shannon@redpaint
Background The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital was formed in late 2013, as an outcome from the first of three World Forum on Natural Capital conferences held in Edinburgh. At its inception, a key part of the Scottish Forum vision was to increase awareness across society about natural capital. This increased awareness was not considered an end in itself, rather that it…

The Fifth Natural Capital Roundtable

, by shannon@redpaint
Convened by NatureScot, and the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital, the Natural Capital Roundtables bring together senior representatives from across the public sector in Scotland, with the aim to explore natural capital approaches, share best practice, and develop joint actions. The most recent Roundtable was held in late 2021 and was chaired by Francesca Osowska, CEO of NatureScot. The theme of this, the fifth roundtable was: A natural capital approach for…

Applying the natural capital approach – the case of the Cashel Forest Trust

, by shannon@redpaint
Natural capital and land use / management Natural Capital is a concept that enables us to think of our natural environment as an asset that, alongside its intrinsic value, provides flows of benefits to society and economy. Framing the natural environment in this way can help us understand the need to invest in and manage this asset, within safe environmental limits,…

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