THE STATE OF NATURE IN SCOTLAND – WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

Professor Des Thompson will give his views on this topic in the next Esk Valley Trust evening talk starting at 7.30pm on Friday 17th May 2024. His talk will follow immediately after the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Trust which will start at 7pm.

For the first time since before the Covid lockdown this meeting will be held IN PERSON at St David’s Hall, 41 Eskbank Rd, Dalkeith EH22 3BH. All are welcome and there is no cost. Only members can vote at the AGM but non-members are very welcome to attend.

Des Thompson was the Principal Adviser on Biodiversity and Science with NatureScot, Scotland’s Nature Agency. He worked closely with the Scottish Government devising the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy 2022-2045, and its Delivery Plan. Now a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow with the UHI North, West and Hebrides his interests include the conservation ecology of north European shorebirds, upland ecosystems, and science-policy biodiversity decision making.

If you are interested in Biodiversity this is not a talk to miss.