Twenty seven Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have supported a parliamentary motion welcoming the publication of the The Birds of Scotland. These represent all the major parties and regions of Scotland.
Motion to Scottish Parliament S3M-1178 Lodged on 17 January 2008;
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) :
Publication of The Birds of Scotland—
That the Parliament
Motion to Scottish Parliament S3M-1178 Lodged on 17 January 2008;
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) :
Publication of The Birds of Scotland—
That the Parliament
- welcomes the publication of The Birds of Scotland, the definitive two-volume work on Scottish birds, which has been drawn up over five years under the auspices of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) with the support of a range of organisations and individuals including Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Forestry Commission and the RSPB;
- commends the work of all its editors, authors and illustrators;
- recognises that the million words in the two volumes of the work represent an extraordinary achievement which will contribute greatly to national and international knowledge;
- is pleased that Scotland leads the world in studying its own bird life and its own environment with a view to ensuring sustainability and a healthy biodiversity, and
- express its gratitude to the SOC for the copy of the book which it presented to the Minister for Environment at the book’s launch on 9 January 2008 in the Royal Museum of Scotland with the request that it be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
