The Scottish Wildlife Trust has been a key organisation in shaping an important report on Sustainable Development in Scotland for the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June 2012. A workshop was held in Edinburgh in December 2011 involving experts and interested parties with considerable combined knowledge and expertise on Sustainable Development. Participants came together from public, private and third sectors to discuss Scotland’s achievements since the first groundbreaking Earth Summit in 1992 which gave us, amongst other things, Conventions on Biological Diversity and Climate Change. We found there was much to celebrate but also many areas where we need to turn ambition into action, particularly with regard to reversing biodiversity loss.
Jonathan Hughes, Director of Conservation said:
“This important publication sets out ten ambitions for the future which, if taken forward by government, civil society and the business community, will make a huge difference in helping Scotland become a truly sustainable nation that values and conserves its natural environment.”