Scottish Committee shows importance of political leadership in Marine Planning

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Holyrood’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee has published a report emphasising the importance of political leadership to achieving effective outcomes for marine planning in Scotland. The report demonstrates slow progress in establishing Marine Planning Partnerships (MPPs) and developing Regional Marine Plans, ten years on from the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Therefore, the report calls on the Scottish Government to demonstrate its commitment to regional marine planning by publishing a renewed vision statement including details of how to secure long-term finance and indicative timescales for establishing future MPPs.