Motion · S5M-20295 · 20 Dec 2019
Celebrating Scotland’s Wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2020
The motion
That the Parliament celebrates World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2020; believes that Scotland’s wetlands are sites of important biodiversity, providing a habitat that is a unique home for a wide array of species of birds, fish, mammals and invertebrates, and provide vital hunting grounds for many other predator species; notes that these sites across Scotland are designated for their protection under the Ramsar Convention; understands that Scotland’s wetlands produce significant benefits to the overall environment and provide vital flood control and water filtration; believes that the climate emergency and continued development on these sites pose an existential threat to the future of Scotland’s wetlands and the species that call them home, and welcomes calls on the Scottish Government encouraging it to support continued and greater protection for Scotland’s wetlands.
Supporters (14)
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 24 Dec 2019
- Alex Rowley 29 Dec 2019
- Ross Greer Scottish Green Party 6 Jan 2020
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 6 Jan 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 6 Jan 2020
- Andy Wightman 6 Jan 2020
- Claudia Beamish 7 Jan 2020
- Alison Johnstone 7 Jan 2020
- Emma Harper 10 Jan 2020
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 13 Jan 2020
- Maureen Watt 17 Jan 2020
- Ruth Maguire 12 Mar 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.