Biodiversity - strategic framework: consultation analysis

Annexe 2 – Quantitative Counts

Section 2: Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan

Question 2a: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: accelerate restoration and regeneration?

• Yes – 67 (23%)
• No – 157 (54%)
• Unsure – 69 (24%)
• Total responses – 293

Question 2b: Are the key actions to support the objective — accelerate restoration and regeneration — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 34 (12%)
• No – 149 (55%)
• Unsure – 90 (33%)
• Total responses – 273

Question 2d: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: protect nature on land and at sea across and beyond protected areas?

• Yes – 48 (19%)
• No – 144 (56%)
• Unsure – 67 (26%)
• Total responses – 259

Question 2e: Are the key actions to support the objective — protect nature on land and at sea across and beyond protected areas — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 28 (12%)
• No – 123 (51%)
• Unsure – 91 (38%)
• Total responses – 242

Question 2g: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: embed nature-positive farming, fishing and forestry?

• Yes – 51 (20%)
• No – 142 (57%)
• Unsure – 58 (23%)
• Total responses – 251

Question 2h: Are the key actions to support the objective — embed nature-positive farming, fishing and forestry — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 26 (11%)
• No – 115 (50%)
• Unsure – 89 (39%)
• Total responses – 230

Question 2j: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: protect and support the recovery of vulnerable and important species and habitats?

• Yes – 48 (24%)
• No – 94 (47%)
• Unsure – 58 (29%)
• Total responses – 200

Question 2k: Are the key actions to support the objective — protect and support the recovery of vulnerable and important species and habitats — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 25 (14%)
• No – 82 (46%)
• Unsure – 72 (40%)
• Total responses – 179

Question 2m: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: invest in nature?

• Yes – 48 (24%)
• No – 87 (44%)
• Unsure – 62 (31%)
• Total responses – 197

Question 2n: Are the key actions to support the objective — invest in nature — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 26 (15%)
• No – 73 (43%)
• Unsure – 71 (42%)
• Total responses – 170

Question 2p: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: take action on the indirect drivers of biodiversity loss?

• Yes – 65 (35%)
• No – 60 (32%)
• Unsure – 63 (34%)
• Total responses – 188

Question 2q: Are the key actions to support the objective — take action on the indirect drivers of biodiversity loss — sufficient to put Scotland on track to ending the loss of biodiversity by 2030?

• Yes – 32 (19%)
• No – 70 (41%)
• Unsure – 67 (40%)
• Total responses – 169

Section 5: Impact Assessment – Part A

Question 5e: Do you think that any of the provisions in the SBS or Delivery Plan will have any adverse effects on business?

• Yes – 27 (33%)
• No – 15 (18%)
• Unsure – 40 (49%)
• Total responses – 82

Question 5f: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the Delivery Plan to benefit business?

• Yes – 30 (43%)
• No – 6 (9%)
• Unsure – 34 (49%)
• Total responses – 70

Question 5g: Do you think that any of the provisions in the SBS or Delivery Plan will have any adverse effects on socioeconomic equality?

• Yes – 17 (22%)
• No – 35 (45%)
• Unsure – 25 (32%)
• Total responses – 77

Question 5h: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the Delivery Plan to benefit socioeconomic equality?

• Yes – 32 (44%)
• No – 10 (14%)
• Unsure – 31 (42%)
• Total responses – 73

Question 5i: Do you think that any of the provisions in the SBS or Delivery Plan will have any adverse impacts on people with protected characteristics?

• Yes – 8 (11%)
• No – 32 (44%)
• Unsure – 32 (44%)
• Total responses – 72

Question 5j: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the Delivery Plan to benefit people with protected characteristics?

• Yes – 9 (14%)
• No – 16 (24%)
• Unsure – 41 (62%)
• Total responses – 66

Question 5k: Do you think that any of the provisions in the SBS or Delivery Plan will have any adverse impacts on island communities?

• Yes – 15 (21%)
• No – 24 (34%)
• Unsure – 32 (45%)
• Total responses – 71

Question 5l: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the Delivery Plan to ensure that there are no adverse effects for island communities?

• Yes – 12 (19%)
• No – 11 (17%)
• Unsure – 41 (64%)
• Total responses – 64

Question 5m: Do you think that any of the provisions in the SBS or Delivery Plan will have any adverse impacts on child rights and well-being?

• Yes – 4 (6%)
• No – 34 (49%)
• Unsure – 32 (46%)
• Total responses – 70

Question 5n: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the Delivery Plan to benefit child rights and well-being?

• Yes – 16 (24%)
• No – 15 (22%)
• Unsure – 36 (54%)
• Total responses – 67

Section 6: Statutory Targets for Nature Restoration

Question 6a: Do you agree with this approach to placing targets on a statutory footing?

• Yes – 153 (77%)
• No – 16 (8%)
• Unsure – 31 (16%)
• Total responses – 200

Question 6b: Do you agree with the criteria set out for the selection of targets?

• Yes – 133 (73%)
• No – 23 (13%)
• Unsure – 26 (14%)
• Total responses – 182

Question 6c: Do you agree that statutory targets should include a combination of outcome targets and output targets?

• Yes – 125 (71%)
• No – 25 (14%)
• Unsure – 26 (15%)
• Total responses – 176

Question 6d: Is the list of potential target topics sufficiently comprehensive in terms of the focus of proposed target areas and overall scope?

• Yes – 84 (47%)
• No – 52 (29%)
• Unsure – 41 (23%)
• Total responses – 177

Question 6e: Do you have any other comments on the list of potential target topics?

• Yes – 60 (43%)
• No – 88 (57%)
• Unsure – 0 (0%)
• Total responses – 154

Question 6f: Do you agree with the proposal to have the smallest feasible number of targets which reflects the complexity of nature restoration?

• Yes – 108 (61%)
• No – 24 (14%)
• Unsure – 44 (25%)
• Total responses – 176

Question 6g: Do you agree that statutory targets should align with the 2030 and 2045 timescales set out in the Strategy?

• Yes – 101 (63%)
• No – 30 (19%)
• Unsure – 30 (19%)
• Total responses – 111

Question 6h: Do you agree that the Bill should allow for the review of statutory targets?

• Yes – 130 (82%)
• No – 9 (6%)
• Unsure – 19 (12%)
• Total responses – 158

Question 6i: Do you agree that reporting on targets should align with existing biodiversity reporting requirements?

• Yes – 109 (73%)
• No – 12 (8%)
• Unsure – 29 (19%)
• Total responses – 150

Question 6j: Is the list of potential target topics sufficiently comprehensive in terms of the focus of proposed target areas and overall scope?

• Yes – 129 (81%)
• No – 9 (6%)
• Unsure – 22 (14%)
• Total responses – 160

Section 7: National Parks

Question 7a: Do you agree that the purpose of National Park Authorities should be amended in order to emphasise the important leadership role that National Park Authorities need to play in restoring nature and in mitigating and adapting to climate change?

• Agree – 132 (72%)
• Partially agree – 27 (15%)
• Partially disagree – 5 (3%)
• Disagree – 14 (8%)
• Don't know – 6 (3%)
• Total responses – 184

Question 7b: Do you agree with these suggested changes to the first National Park aim?

• Agree – 105 (58%)
• Partially agree – 45 (25%)
• Partially disagree – 7 (4%)
• Disagree – 16 (9%)
• Don't know – 9 (5%)
• Total responses – 182

Question 7c: Do you agree with the suggested change to the second National Park aim?

• Agree – 100 (56%)
• Partially agree – 50 (28%)
• Partially disagree – 8 (4%)
• Disagree – 14 (8%)
• Don't know – 8 (4%)
• Total responses – 180

Question 7d: Do you agree with the suggested change to the third National Park aim?

• Agree – 98 (57%)
• Partially agree – 46 (27%)
• Partially disagree – 8 (5%)
• Disagree – 11 (6%)
• Don't know – 9 (5%)
• Total responses – 172

Question 7e: Do you agree with the suggested change to the fourth National Park aim?

• Agree – 102 (59%)
• Partially agree – 36 (21%)
• Partially disagree – 10 (6%)
• Disagree – 11 (6%)
• Don't know – 13 (8%)
• Total responses – 172

Question 7f: Do you agree that the National Park 'principle' set out in Section 9(6) of the 2000 Act should be retained? This would mean that if there is a conflict between the National Park aims, greater weight should be given to the first aim, which would seek to protect, restore and enhance the natural assets, biodiversity and ecosystems within the National Park.

• Agree – 129 (75%)
• Partially agree – 15 (9%)
• Partially disagree – 5 (3%)
• Disagree – 10 (6%)
• Don't know – 13 (3%)
• Total responses – 172

Question 7g: Do you agree that public bodies operating within the National Park should have regard for the proposed National Park aims?

• Agree – 121 (71%)
• Partially agree – 28 (16%)
• Partially disagree – 4 (2%)
• Disagree – 7 (4%)
• Don't know – 11 (6%)
• Total responses – 171

Question 7h: Do you agree that public bodies operating within the National Park should have regard for the National Park principle?

• Agree – 118 (71%)
• Partially agree – 29 (17%)
• Partially disagree – 3 (2%)
• Disagree – 7 (4%)
• Don't know – 9 (5%)
• Total responses – 166

Question 7i: Do you agree that the duty on public bodies operating within National Parks should be strengthened so that they have an obligation to support and contribute to the implementation of National Park plans (rather than having regard for these plans)?

• Agree – 125 (74%)
• Partially agree – 22 (13%)
• Partially disagree – 3 (2%)
• Disagree – 9 (5%)
• Don't know – 9 (5%)
• Total responses – 168

Question 7j: Do you agree with the proposal that National Park Authorities should be able to enforce byelaw breaches within National Parks by issuing fixed-penalty notices (rather than referring them to local procurators fiscal)?

• Agree – 110 (70%)
• Partially agree – 19 (12%)
• Partially disagree – 4 (3%)
• Disagree – 11 (7%)
• Don't know – 14 (9%)
• Total responses – 158

Question 7k: Do you think that any other changes should be made to the general powers of National Park Authorities?

• Agree – 28 (25%)
• Partially agree – 6 (5%)
• Partially disagree – 3 (3%)
• Disagree – 10 (9%)
• Don't know – 66 (58%)
• Total responses – 113

Question 7l: Do you agree with the proposed changes to the governance of National Parks?

• Agree – 39 (27%)
• Partially agree – 39 (27%)
• Partially disagree – 21 (15%)
• Disagree – 19 (13%)
• Don't know – 24 (17%)
• Total responses – 142

Section 8: Impact Assessments – Part B

Question 8a: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse impacts on human rights?

• Yes – 7 (8%)
• No – 48 (54%)
• Unsure – 34 (38%)
• Total responses – 89

Question 8b: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to ensure that there are no adverse effects for people's human rights?

• Yes – 8 (10%)
• No – 19 (23%)
• Unsure – 54 (67%)
• Total responses – 81

Question 8c: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse impacts on people with protected characteristics?

• Yes – 2 (2%)
• No – 45 (56%)
• Unsure – 34 (42%)
• Total responses – 81

Question 8d: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to benefit people with protected characteristics?

• Yes – 4 (5%)
• No – 27 (36%)
• Unsure – 44 (59%)
• Total responses – 75

Question 8e: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse effects on socioeconomic equality?

• Yes – 10 (12%)
• No – 29 (34%)
• Unsure – 47 (55%)
• Total responses – 86

Question 8f: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to benefit socioeconomic equality?

• Yes – 19 (24%)
• No – 17 (21%)
• Unsure – 44 (55%)
• Total responses – 80

Question 8g: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse impacts on island communities?

• Yes – 7 (9%)
• No – 23 (29%)
• Unsure – 49 (62%)
• Total responses – 79

Question 8h: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to ensure that there are no adverse effects for island communities?

• Yes – 14 (19%)
• No – 11 (15%)
• Unsure – 49 (66%)
• Total responses – 74

Question 8i: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse impacts on child rights and well-being?

• Yes – 2 (3%)
• No – 40 (51%)
• Unsure – 37 (47%)
• Total responses – 79

Question 8j: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to benefit child rights and well-being?

• Yes – 6 (8%)
• No – 23 (32%)
• Unsure – 43 (60%)
• Total responses – 72

Question 8k: Do you think that any of the proposals in Part B will have any adverse effects on business?

• Yes – 16 (20%)
• No – 22 (27%)
• Unsure – 43 (53%)
• Total responses – 81

Question 8l: Are there any additional actions or changes to existing actions which can be taken through the proposals in Part B to benefit business?

• Yes – 12 (17%)
• No – 12 (17%)
• Unsure – 48 (67%)
• Total responses – 72