Question reference: S6W-18102
- Date lodged: 19 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full breakdown of its spend on Nature Networks from the Scottish Budget 2022-23.
Answer
In 2022-23, £200,000 was awarded to the Green Action Trust to support nature restoration and ecological connectivity across the Central Scotland Green Network.
In addition, our Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) helps to support ecological connectivity including through nature networks. Through the Edinburgh Process strand of the NRF in 2022-23, local authorities shared a direct allocation of £5 million to support nature restoration. During 2022-23 we awarded funding to 78 projects, totalling £12.9m worth of investments in nature. Details of projects funded to date from the competitive strand are available on NatureScot’s website at: https://www.nature.scot/funding-and-projects/scottish-government-nature-restoration-fund-nrf .