Strategic Wildlife Land Managers Forum (SWLMF) - 11 December 2024
(1415-1545hrs, Edinburgh)
Attendance
Mr Jim Fairlie Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity of Scotland
Dr Alasdair Allan Acting Minister for Climate Action
Kirk Norbury BASC/Countrysports Scotland
Rory Kennedy Director GWCT
Jeff Waddell NTS
Penny Middleton Policy Manager NFUS
Duncan Orr Ewing Head of Species & Land Management, RSPB Scotland
Sarah Jane Laing Chief Executive SLE
Jamie Culpan SCA
Alex Hogg, Chairman SGA
Sarah Robinson Director of Conservation SWT
Donald Fraser Head of Wildlife Management NatureScot
Pete Moore Wildlife Management Officer, NatureScot
Hugh Dignon Head of Wildlife Management Unit Nature Division Environment and Forestry Directorate Scottish Government
Sam Turner Team Leader Wildlife Management Team Nature Division Environment and Forestry Directorate, Scottish Government
Apologies: Jake Swindells, Peter Clark and Alastair MacGugan
Agenda
- Welcome
- Introductions (Brief introductions around the table: Who am I? and what would I like as an outcome from the forum)
- Purpose of the Forum
- Living with Wildlife - expectations: This section will be based on the feedback received in advance from stakeholders, around the challenges of living with wildlife, and the opportunities afforded by wildlife.
- Converting talking into Action
How can we convert from talking to action? What can we achieve? - Next Steps: frequency of meetings and date of next
