In this blog Kat reflects on the campaign to bring down the planned new National Park in Galloway and how the misinformation that was at the heart of it was incorporated into Government decision making.
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This week Nature Scot published the plan for how they will go about public engagement and consultation for the new National Park. They have provided information on how they will investigate the suitability of the area as a National Park and the options for its size, powers and functions, and governance arrangements.
Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) and the Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) has published a letter in response to a number of misconceptions about National Parks
The Scottish Government is considering proposals from Galloway, Lochaber, Loch Awe, Tay Forest and the Scottish Borders, to be Scotland’s next National Park, with a commitment to designate at least one by 2026.
APRS and SCNP are hoping to see a wide range of Scotland’s most special landscapes included in bids – highlighting the support there is around the country for looking after our special places and their potential to do more for nature, culture and the climate whilst benefiting communities and visitors.
The Scottish Government has announced the nomination process for new National Parks, with a commitment to designate at least one more National Park by 2026. The new National Park(s) will be selected from areas nominated by communities over the next few months.
The Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) and Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) have been campaigning for over a decade for Scotland’s existing tally of two National Parks to be added to, and today welcomed the opening of nominations for new National Parks.
Anyone can now ‘pre-register’ with the Scottish Government if they think they might consider nominating an area of Scotland as a new National Park. The Scottish Government have committed to designating at least one new National Park by 2026 and nominations process will be launched in the Autumn