Meeting description: We explained RSPB's support for BirdLife International's work to help vultures in India who are affected by diclofenac poisoning which is relevant to the Member's role on the India Cross-Party Group. We also discussed RSPB Scotland's hopes for the forthcoming Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill and a Agriculture Bill in 2023 in reference to the Member's membership of the RAINE committee. We raised our hope that the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would end raptor persecution and burning on peat soils as necessary steps to address the nature and climate emergency. We called for the Agriculture Bill to introduce more conditionality into payments for farmers so that they would be paid for managing the land for nature and for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Topic label: Climate