Including the closely related term planting.
… e.g. climate, pollination and disease; and cultural services, e.g. tourism and spirituality. Recent research9 focusing on the particular contribution of the natural environment to the economy estimates that 11% of total economic output in Scotland is dependent on the natural environment, supporting 14% of all full-time Scottish jobs. Biodiversity, i.e. plants, animals and other living organisms…
… and greenspace work by the Council is undertaken via methods that are sympathetic to wider environmental concerns, for example: • 10% of Council-managed amenity grass is now under new management regimes which benefit biodiversity through a combination of reduced cutting and wildflower and seed enhancement • Native wildflower planting is being carried out in a number of locations • Over 10 new wildlife…