Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

The Agency Scottish Environmental Protection (SEPA) is the regulator of the environment of Scotland.  Its main role is to protect and improve the environment of Scotland. SEPA does this by helping business and industry to understand their environmental responsibilities, enabling customers to comply with legislation and good practice and achieve the many benefits of good environmental practices. One way is to SEPA NetRegs environmental advice service. It protects society by regulating activities that can cause harmful pollution and by monitoring the quality of Scotland's air, land and water.  The rules implementing that also includes storage, transportation and disposal of radioactive materials.

SEPA is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) responsible by Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Parliament. SEPA was established in 1996, Environment Act 1995 and is responsible for nature conservation in Scotland.

SEPA is a semi-public or quasi-governmental organization which is funded by the government yet acts independently of government. SEPA is a member of SEARS (Environmental Services and Rural Scotland).

Scottish Natural Heritage (Scottish Gaelic: Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba)

Scottish Natural Heritage (Scottish Gaelic: Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba)

Scottish Natural Heritage (Scottish Gaelic: na h-Nadair Dualchi Alba) is a Scottish public. He is responsible for Scotland's natural heritage, including its natural diversity, genetic and landscape. Which advises the Scottish Executive and acts as an agent of government in the delivery of conservation designations, nature reserves, ie national, local nature reserves, long-distance routes, national parks, sites of Special Interest Scientific (SSSI), Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and National Scenic Area.

SNH is also a member of Sears (Environmental Services and Rural Scotland).

SNH has about 800 employees, with offices in most of Scotland, including the main island. Scottish ministers decided to transfer the SNH headquarters in Inverness to Edinburgh in 2003/04, many employees remain at this stage, because he did not want to move the location. Protected areas in Scotland, about 20% of the total area of ​​only 13% of SSSIs.

1. August 2010, operations in Deer Commission Scotland, SNH has been transferred to a section of public services (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Commission was dissolved.

Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhòr)

Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhòr)

Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhòr) is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.