State of Nature

Question 1

BD decrease since 1970

Answer 1

19% freshwater and terrestrial species, 290 by 38%, 205 increasing by 27%, UK distributions of 4,979 average decraese by 13% since 1970, average 18% decrease in pollinator providing 34% pest control

Question 2

What commitments have UK made?

Answer 2

Convention on Biological Diversity: improving species status, increasing nature-friendly farming, forestry, and fisheries.

Question 3

What are current management statistics for UK cbd?

Answer 3

1/5 UK farmalnd under agri-environment schemes, 44% of woodland sustainable managed, 50% marine fish stock sustainably harvested.

Question 4

What is GBD Goal A?

Answer 4

Halt human-induced extinctions, with 10x reduction in risk and rate of extinction, maintain genetic diversity, increase abundance of native wild species by 2050.

Question 5

What does GBD state on halting extinction risk/decline?

Answer 5

A step towards conservation, not the goal of it.

Question 6

What are examples of government funding farming?

Answer 6

Environmental Stewardship, Sustainable Farming Incentive, New Countryside Stewardship(mid-tier and high-tier)

Question 7

What is a study analysing AES schemes?

Answer 7

In arable, pastorla, and mixed, showed 13/23 benefited from high-tier AES in arable, with 13/22 in pastoral regions.

Across 10 years, farmland bird pop increase by 10% requires 47% arable land devoted, with 26% pastoral landscapes

Question 8

What mediate UK BD conservation assessments?

Answer 8

Favourable Conservation Status setting good habitat/species based on natural range, area, population, and habitat structure

Question 9

Current England wood cover?

Answer 9

10% ancient woodland being 2.5% UK land area, 1.3 million certified woodland across UK, being 44% total woodland area.

Woodland wildlife decreasing due to fragmentation

Question 10

What are the conditions current forest?

Answer 10

7% native woodland stands favorable, indicated by deadwood, veteran trees, open space, diversity of tree species, age, and structure

<50% saltmarshes and 1/4 peatlands in good ecological conditions

Question 11

Why is restoration important?

Answer 11

Enhances BD, ecological function, ecosystem services

Question 12

How much broadleaved wooalnd area?

Answer 12

7000ha planted annually, 1.6m total area

Question 13

Cairngorn Connect

Answer 13

Project restoring 60,000ha in Cairngorns National Park across 200 years

Question 14

What are types of peatland?

Answer 14

Blanket Bog, Raised Bog, fenland habitat (blanket bog covering 12% UK land area.