Including the closely related term ecological.
…, protection against flooding and erosion as well as biodiversity conservation. Considering green spaces or connections as infrastructure arises because simple things like trees, greenspaces and watercourses can provide valuable services in an ecological way. Green infrastructure can deliver on functions and services such as shelter, access and travel, sustainable urban drainage, pollution mitigation…
… to the Scottish economy, increasing woodland cover, enhancing biodiversity, providing employment and improving the local landscape. It will also help to achieve our net zero ambitions, with these new forests anticipated to capture around 30 million tonnes of carbon. CARBON ZERO COMMUNITIES 67. Through our Vibrant Communities and our Vibrant Voices approach, we have a well- established and highly…
…-industrial former mining sites. These 12 projects are all linked to six individual workstreams:- SMART Energy; Low Carbon Transport; Low Carbon Buildings; Hydrogen and Alternative Storage Vectors; Geology, Hydrology, Ecology and Environment; Health and Social Economics; 27. Work is ongoing to finalise the NERD business case and we will explore the possibility…
… and integrate them into green networks. Biodiversity 64. Biodiversity and nature-based solutions are critical to achieving net-zero actions by 2045. Under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, all public bodies in Scotland are required to further the conservation of biodiversity when carrying out their functions and responsibilities. The work undertaken by East Ayrshire Council…
… to further biodiversity conservation fits into a clear global policy hierarchy with international targets to halt global loss of biodiversity. New global targets were agreed for 2020 and the Scottish Biodiversity Programme 2020 covers all aspects of biodiversity work in Scotland, providing a common understanding of priorities and an agreed approach to delivering them. 65. Nature Conservation…