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Help wildlife, help ourselves as climate changes

Last modified: 27 April 2009

Male ring ouzel drinking from puddle
some Scottish wildlife is already showing signs of being affected by climate change. Male ring ouzel drinking from puddle - Steve Round

RSPB Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government's launch of the second stage of the consultation on Scotland's new Climate Change Adaptation Framework.  Making sure that wildlife is helped to adapt will need to be a central plank of our overall strategy to deal with our changing climate, and one which can help the effort to minimise impacts.

Clifton Bain, RSPB Scotland’s Climate Change Policy Officer, said:  

"Scotland's wildlife is already starting to feel the effects of climate change, and to help species cope it's vital that we invest in habitats to bring them into good repair.  This not only gives wildlife the best chance of adapting to changes, but can benefit Scotland's economy too.  In some cases, such as restoring peatland, it actually helps the battle against climate change by storing carbon in the ground, while natural flood prevention measures can mean new wildlife havens."

"We welcome Scottish Government plans for adaptation to be promoted through a Framework and new Climate change laws, but for this to succeed it must be backed up by sufficient funds."   

"We also want to ensure that there is regular annual reporting to the Scottish Parliament on progress to ensure the adaptation framework does not become just another strategy gathering dust on the shelf."

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