This is the International Single Species Action Plan for the conservation of the Velvet Scoter, commissioned by the Directorate General of Environment (EC) and the UNEP-AEWA, and approved by the EU Member States on 23 May 2018. The development of the plan was coordinated by LOD (BirdLife Partner in Lithuania) under the LIFE EuroSAP Project (LIFE14 PRE/UK/002).