Scotland’s Environment and Rural Services (SEARS) is a partnership between eight

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aiming to improve experience among Scotland's land managers by working together to provide an efficient and effective service. The SEARS partners are: *

Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), formerly known as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) of the United Kingdom. It was for ...

Cairngorms National Park Authority Cairngorms National Park ( gd, Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Tross ...

Crofters Commission The Crofting Commission ( gd, Coimisean na Croitearachd) took the place of the Crofters Commission ( gd, Coimisean nan Croitearan) on 1 April 2012 as the statutory regulator for crofting in Scotland. Based in Inverness, it is an executive non- ...

* Forestry Commission Scotland * Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority *

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History

SEARS launched as a partnership of nine organisations in 2008. The

Deer Commission for Scotland The Deer Commission for Scotland was an executive non-departmental body of the Scottish Government. It was responsible for the conservation, control and sustainable management of all species of wild deer in Scotland. It also acted as the Gover ...

, which was formerly a member, was abolished and its functions transferred to Scottish Natural Heritage on 1 August 2010. SEARS marked its first anniversary by publication of its first annual review at the

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2009 by Environment Minister

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MSP. Among the key service improvements since SEARS got underway in June 2008 are annual savings of almost £150,000 to the

sheep farming Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin ...

industry in annual groundwater licence charge waivers and around 2,200 less inspections for land managers.

References

* http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?storycode=27208

External links

Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services

Animal Health website

Cairngorms

Crofters Commission

DCS website

FCS website

Loch Lomond website

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

SGRPID website

SNH website
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