This section provides state of the environment information for Scotland and Northern Ireland in relation to air, soil and water.
Sufficient data about the current and likely future state of the environment should be collected to allow the Plan effects to be adequately predicted and evaluated. However, where this is not available, any data gaps and difficulties should be listed and gathering of new data may be appropriate in SEA recommendations/monitoring.
Further information about the state of the environment for Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found in the Related Items. Further guidance for the collection of baseline data is available in the SEA Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland in the Related Items.
General information about specific topics and the state of environment and trends can be found in the following tables: