Questions from the Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture:
Restoring nature and protecting our environment
What data do we need to collect to allow for practical measurement, evaluation and assessment of biodiversity to understand species status, habitat condition and ecosystem health to underpin improvements?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Restoring nature and protecting our environment
What does healthy soil biodiversity and biological activity look like for different ecosystems and land management systems (for example, including agricultural, urban, semi-natural and peatland)?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Restoring nature and protecting our environment
What is the impact of climate change, extreme weather and variability on soil function, across the full continuum of Scotland's soils from mineral to deep peats, and its relation to water and biodiversity?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Restoring nature and protecting our environment
What soils data, metrics, and other information do we need, across the full continuum of Scotland's soils from mineral to deep peats, to understand the current land status and to develop policy-relevant insights?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Delivering sustainable and regenerative agriculture and food systems
What are vulnerabilities and strengths of Scotland’s food system, and how can Scotland's national resilience to future domestic or global shocks to our food system be improved, whilst aligning to the vision set out in the Good Food Nation Plan?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Delivering sustainable and regenerative agriculture and food systems
How can local food environments be improved to encourage healthier diets that are in line with the Scottish Dietary Goals (SDGs) and align with the ambitions set out in the Good Food Nation Plan?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026
Delivering sustainable and regenerative agriculture and food systems
How can progress towards achieving Scottish Dietary Goals (SDGs) be best supported, and how can this progress be achieved in a climate sustainable way that aligns with the ambitions set out in the Good Food Nation Plan?
Scottish Government Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2026