The James Hutton Institute
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THE STATE OF SCOTLAND'S FARMED ENVIRONMENT 2005
24. Natural Care
Natural Care was launched in October 2001 as a strategy to manage Sites of Special Scientific Interests (SSSIs) and Natura sites better and to support their owners and managers.
Aims
Natural Care has four principal aims:
- to improve and maintain the condition of SSSIs and Nautra sites.
- to draw on land managers' knowledge and skills when developing schemes for their SSSIs and Natura sites.
- to help more sites for the benefit of their wildlife.
- to encourage people to see how SSSIs and Natura sites help the local economy.
Both agricultural and sporting managers may be able to obtain financial assistance to manage SSSIs and Natura sites through Natural Care. Management Schemes provide standard management requirements and offer standard payments.
Currently there are nine voluntary Management Schemes operated under Natural Care. Most schemes are paid by SNH using grants from the Scottish Executive. However, some schemes are paid jointly by other government agencies and departments such as Forestry Commission, while other schemes may use money from EU programmes for the environment (SNH, 2002).
Natural Care - Mull Eagle Scheme >>