Complete feasibility studies for eradication and/or management of island INNS, and where appropriate, develop and implement a rolling programme of island INNS management, focused on the targeted removal of predators impacting on nesting seabirds.
Objective 1: Accelerate ecosystem restoration and regeneration
Priority Action 3. Implement a Scottish plan for INNS surveillance, prevention and control
No published feasibility studies or national programme for island Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) eradication have yet been produced. While island restoration and predator control projects do occur in specific locations, these are delivered on a case-by-case basis rather than through a coordinated national rolling programme focused on seabird nesting areas.
Island INNS control and predator management (including work affecting seabird nesting success) is delivered through individual projects rather than a national, rolling programme. Where action occurs, it is typically focused on specific islands or sites and dependent on project funding, with outcomes linked to local conservation priorities rather than a coordinated national eradication pipeline.
There is currently no published suite of feasibility studies or integrated programme specifically targeting island-wide INNS eradication or seabird predator removal at scale. A coordinated national island INNS programme could significantly improve seabird recovery and island ecosystem resilience through systematic predator removal, prioritised island sequencing, and long-term biosecurity to prevent reinvasion.
NatureScot – Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS)
Scottish Action Plan for Invasive Non-Native Species 2026-2032
Develop and implement an INNS Action Plan, which will ensure pathways for the introduction and spread of INNS are managed to prevent or reduce their rate of introduction and establishment, and prevent further damage to ecosystems. The plan will include: i. reducing the rate of establishment of known or potential INNS by at least 50% by 2030 compared to 2000 level; and, ii. detection of priority…
Develop and implement a pipeline of strategic INNS projects to coordinate the control of priority INNS at scale with the aim of eliminating or reducing the impacts of INNS in at least 30% of priority sites.
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