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What's the purpose of 'Alive with Nature'?

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I see the described purpose, but the goals and objectives just describe one possibly too-large too-vague survey. Climate Change literally flooded my house, meanwhile our pedestrian paths and cycle lanes are drowned with the noise of traffic. Perhaps the Aw/N should reduce its scope, and enhance only one or two really impactful issues. Planting trees no more reduces Climate Change than band-aids on a gunshot wound - however maintaining greenfield sites in the Stirling River watershed would work to reduce flooding (note: there is major development planned along the banks of a major tributary at bridge of Allan - is this worth the further flooding in Stirling centre?) Also --stop excessively cutting grass in the green spaces around Old Stirling Bridge, wild space reduced run-off and actually supports wildlife.

What I'm saying is, we must absolutely protect and assist in everyway those environments which reduce run-off and flooding. And tall vegetation, such as thick native hedges planted on let-it-grow-wild roads verges, would reduce noise pollution and make already existing pedestrian routes far more comfortable and approachable.

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A thoughtful, and experienced comment. Attempts to reduce climate change are worthy but reducing local damage caused by previous expansions &c , done in ignorance (not intended to be pejorative, but descriptive) should be a priority. I write particularly of housing estates (needed, agreed) built on flood plains in the area of Cornton and other examples. I do not suggest raising the housing estates, but we should reduce the speed of run-off further back in the Forth watershed region. Less easy, I agree, but more effective. If done, it would increase peat deposition and have a climate change rate reduction in its own right as well.
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