- The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) was the first treaty to provide a legal framework for biodiversity conservation. By becoming a signatory, the UK made a commitment to implementing measures into national legislation to ensure: both the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components.
The following legislation places a duty on government to 'have regard' to the conservation of biological diversity within the UK context and requires the publication of a list of species and habitats which are of principle importance.
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) (1994) and associated specific species and habitat biodiversity action plans identifies the UK biological resource and makes commitments to its protection. In Scotland this is covered by Scotland’s Biodiversity: Its in your hands
The obligation to have regard to the content and requirement of relevant BAPs applies to the full life cycle and to all elements of oil and gas installations of installations (offshore, onshore, pipeline and service routings etc). |
