Scottish Sustainable Development Strategy

Strategy implementation

The Scottish Executive published Choosing our Future: Scotland's Sustainable Development Strategy, in December 2005. Read how this was developed.

The third quarterly report on progress in implementing Choosing our Future has been published. You can find the progress report and updated implementation plan here - with a detailed picture for implementation workstreams. Key events since the previous report in October 2006 include:

• National Transport Strategy published in December 2006
• Planning etc (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent in December 2006
• Marine and Coastal Strategy Advisory Group report published March 2007
• Scottish Forestry Strategy launched in October 2006
• Household Waste Prevention Action Plan published in February 2007
• Scotland's Climate Change Declaration signed by all Scottish local authorities
• Energy Efficiency Strategy consultation published on March 12 2007
• Local ecological footprint project initiative from February 2007
• Environmental performance information on public bodies published in December 2006