
National Performance Framework
Scottish Natural Heritage reports annually on the Scottish Government’s behalf in relation to progress on certain natural heritage indicators.
Scottish Natural Heritage reports annually on the Scottish Government’s behalf in relation to progress on certain natural heritage indicators.
The Scottish Government measures its progress in achieving its ambitions for Scotland through the National Performance Framework (NPF).
The framework sets out an overall purpose, 5 Strategic Objectives to focus actions, and 16 National Outcomes to achieve. Progress towards these goals is tracked using 55 National Indicators
Creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.
We lead on reporting against three Scottish Government National Indicators:
We also contribute data and support to two other National Indicators:
Our work – helping to deliver well-managed natural assets – also directly affects the delivery of at least 7 of the 16 National Outcomes.
National Outcomes affected by the delivery of our corporate plan are:
The health of natural ecosystems also underpins other National Outcomes for a range of reasons:
As these outcomes emerge, they also reinforce other outcomes in tourism, enterprise and health.