@HI_Voices Coming from the ignored NE, whilst I agree with her about governing for all of Scotland, that is about the only sustainable thing she says in the article. I am happy to wade into the HPMA thing.
Background- U.K. AND Scottish governments signed up to (Nay, led on) 1/
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@HI_Voices the commitment to turn 10% of our MPAs into HMPAs by 2026. Rightly. So the issues are are around where and how, not whether.
We are living not only in a climate crisis, but a nature emergency. 50% species loss in the last 50 years, not to mention the extinction rate. 2/
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@HI_Voices I could bombard you with more statistics, but, if you are actually interested in WHY we need to do this, have a look at this....
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@HI_Voices We KNOW that there are many reasons to undertake restoration beyond immediate environmental concerns, - potential socio- economic opportunities linked with tourism and sustainable fishing, and enhancing community awareness of, and participation in, the marine environment. 4/
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@HI_Voices The marine environment matters to all of us, not just those who it exploit it for income. So, maybe engage with the consultation, instead of just binning the whole idea? Outrage over (temporarily). Thread ends/
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