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Does anyone else want to come in?

Caroline, do you have any thoughts on that?

Okay. Bob—I know that you want to come in on nature networks. Do you want to come in now?

Yes—but is the danger that nothing will happen, as a result? At the end of the day, somebody on the ground needs to look at a particular catchment in the Cairngorms, Fife or wherever, and make decisions about what they are going to invest in and what the targets are.

Who else would like to come in on the 30 by 30 target and how we deliver that on the ground?

Bob Doris and I both have an interest in nature networks, which has already been touched on a little. I will go to Bruce Wilson first to ask him how he sees them being rolled out. The responsibility is very much on local councils to develop that. Do councils have all the powers and tools to do that? Initially, the Scottish Wildlife Trust pushed for a big overarching national network rather than 32 local networks. What is the state of play in terms of nature networks being the real driver?

No. I would love to have three or four hours on this, but I know that we do not have time.

I want to ask about meeting the 30 by 30 target, which is the big overreaching international target. In the strategy, is there enough clarity on the pathway to meeting that target?

It has been reflected in some of your answers, to summarise what I have been hearing, that the non-governmental organisations on the panel feel that there is not enough detail in the strategy. We have a high-level strategy and a high-level delivery plan, but detail is lacking. Sarah Cowie’s organisation’s members feel that we cannot be too prescriptive, at this point. What is needed for delivery of the 30 by 30 target, and is there enough in the delivery plan to give certainty?

Do Bruce Wilson, Caroline Brown or Ailsa Raeburn want to come in on that?

Sorry, but is that in national parks?