Species Action Framework
THE SPECIES ACTION FRAMEWORK FINISHED ITS FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME IN MARCH 2012. HOWEVER YOU CAN STILL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT, AND LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK INVOLVED, IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES.
Scotland has some of the best wild areas and most iconic species in the whole of Europe. The importance of Scotland's biodiversity to our health, individually and as a nation, and its enormous economic value, is emphasised in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy 
. The Strategy sets out what we need to do over 25 years to conserve and enhance biodiversity.
To help deliver the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy we needed to prioritise the way we manage species, focusing on those where we expected significant gains to overall biodiversity, and thereby benefit the people of Scotland. In 2007 we therefore produced a Species Action Framework (SAF) which set out a strategic approach to species management in Scotland. It also identified a 'Species Action List' of 32 species which were the focus of new, targeted management action for five years. This five year programme finished in March 2012, but in November 2012 we are holding a conference to pass on the skills and experiences gained by a wide range of our partners during SAF.
SAF conference 2012
We are delighted to announce a major conference to be held in Edinburgh on 22-23 November 2012.