The Scottish Government

Links

The list below includes some of the government departments, devolved administrations, public bodies and non-governmental organisations involved in a range of invasive non-native species issues.

Government departments/agencies and statutory authorities

Scottish Executive http://www.scotland.gov.uk

GB Non-Native Species Secretariat website www.nonnativespecies.org

Defra http://www.defra.gov.uk

Welsh Assembly Government http://www.wales.gov.uk

For the Scottish version of the Horticultural Code of Practice visit: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Wildlife-Habitats/InvasiveSpecies/HCOP

For the English and Welsh version of the Horticultural Code of Practice visit: http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/non-native/pdf/non-nativecop.pdf

Scottish Environment Protection Agency http://www.sepa.org.uk

Scottish Natural Heritage http://www.snh.org.uk/

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency http://www.sasa.gov.uk/

The Health and Safety Executive http://www.hse.gov.uk

Pesticides Safety Directorate http://www.pesticides.gov.uk

Research bodies/Non-Governmental Organisations/Trade bodies

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh http://www.rbge.org.uk

The Horticultural Trades Association http://www.the-hta.org.uk

The Royal Horticultural Society http://www.rhs.org.uk

Plantlife http://www.plantlife.org.uk

Ornamental and Aquatic Trades Association (OATA) http://www.ornamentalfish.org

Centre for Hydrology and Ecology http://www.capm.org.uk

For information on Japanese knotweed:

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/knotweed

http://www.cabi-bioscience.org/html/japanese_knotweed_alliance.htm