Felling and restocking regulations: strategic environmental assessment

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to accompany the consultation on the regulation of felling and restocking in 2018.


List of Abbreviations

AQMA

Air Quality Management Area

AWI

Ancient Woodland Inventory

CA

Consultation Authority/ies

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCC

Committee on Climate Change

CO 2

Carbon Dioxide

EC

European Commission

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EU

European Union

EU ETS

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

FCS

Forestry Commission Scotland

FLMA

Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act

FS

Forestry Strategy

FSC

Forest Stewardship Council

HES

Historic Environment Scotland

LRRS

The Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement

LUS

The Land Use Strategy

MtCO 2e

Metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent

NPF3

National Planning Framework 3

NWSS

Native Woodland Survey of Scotland

PEFC

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

PM 10

Particulate matter of diameter less than or equal to 10 micrometres

PPS

Plans, programmes, and strategies

RBMP

River Basin Management Plan

SAC

Special Area(s) of Conservation

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SFM

Sustainable Forest Management

SG

Scottish Government

SNH

Scottish Natural Heritage

SPA

Special Protection Area(s)

SPP

Scottish Planning Policy

SRDP

Scottish Rural Development Programme

SSSI

Site(s) of Special Scientific Interest

The 2005 Act

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

UKWAS

UK Woodland Assurance Scheme

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Contact

Email: FutureForestry@gov.scot

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