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THE STATE OF SCOTLAND'S FARMED ENVIRONMENT 2005

Summary

The review of the state of Scotland ’s farmed environment 2005 has identified a number of different key issues with respect to a wide range of different topics assessed in the briefing notes in section 2 and section 3. In addition, section 4 compared the different existing policy commitments in relation to the Scottish farmed environment and provided an outlook on forthcoming main policy issues. The main issue(s) and gaps identified in the different briefing notes in sections 2 and 3 and section 4 are summarized in the following table and compared with the main findings of previous assessments of the state of the farmed environment in 1991 and 1999 (as reported in section 1 of this report).

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Part 1 Introduction and Overview

Part 2 State of Scotland's Farmed Environment: Contemporary Issues

Part 3 Environmental Obligations and Incentives

Part 4 Potential and Trends 2006-13