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Action archive
2007
Review of UKTAG proposed standard for suspended solids (PDF 132Kb) an APEM Scientific Report for WWF-UK and Wildlife & Countryside Link partners
LINK Marine Task Force press release calls for close collaboration between all UK administrations to ensure the UK Marine Bill makes it into the November Queen’s speech, so that Scottish and UK Marine Bills can be taken forward in tandem. August 2007 (Pdf 97 Kb)
Joint UK Links report on Bioenergy (Pdf 263 Kb) and press release, July 2007
LINK Climate Change Action Plan, (Pdf 206Kb) Scottish Environment LINK, June 2007
Joint LINK and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland response to the UK Draft Climate Change Bill Consultation, June 2007 (PDf 125Kb)
LINK Marine Task Force press release welcomes announcement of a Scottish Marine Bill, June 2007 (Pdf 95 Kb)
LINK Marine Task Force response to the UK Marine Bill White Paper, June 2007 (Pdf 226 Kb)
LINK’s Freshwater Taskforce response to the consultation by the Water
Industry Commission. The WIC’s approach to the 2010–14 Price Review. March 2007 (PDF 162 Kb)
Link Biodiversity Task Force Press Release on Scotland's progress towards the 2010 target to halt the loss of biodiversity, 16 March 2007 (Pdf 105Kb).
Press Release by the LINK Marine Task Force on the recommendations of the Advisory Group on Marine and Coastal Strategy (AGMACS) - New wave of measures agreed for Scotland’s seas, March 2007 (PDF 80kb)
Briefing Note by Link Freshwater Task Force on Sustainable Flood Management, February 2007. (PDF 485Kb)
LINK Press Release on stark decline of Juniper, an important part of Britain's landscape and culture, and one of only three conifers native to Britain. 22 February 2007. (PDF 90Kb)
Response by LINK Agriculture Task Force to consulation on Nitrogen Vulnerable Zones Action Programme, February 2007. (PDF 78KB)
Response by LINK Marine Task Force to consulation by SEERAD on the Coastal and Marine National Park, January 2007. (PDF 208Kb)
The role of the Public Forest Estate in Scotland. Woodland Task Force response to the Forestry Commission Scotland Discussion Paper December 2006 (186KB)
Comments on Proposals on environmental standards and conditions - Phase 1. Link Freshwater Task Force response to the Scottish Executive consultation on the implementation of the WEWS (Scotland) Act 2003 (191KB)
Comments on Principles for the objective setting for the River Basin Management Plan. Link Freshwater Task Force response to the Scottish Executive consultation on the implementation of the WEWS (Scotland) Act 2003 (200KB)
Scotland - the best small country in the world? A report for the LINK Members' Congress by Ed Douglas, November 2006
Vital planning vote: MSPs urged not to ignore communities and the environment. Planning task force press release 14 November 2006
Briefing: Planning etc. (Scotland) Bill Debate 15th and 16th November 2006
Comments on draft planning advice note: Community Engagement, LINK Planning Task Force, October 2006 (153KB)
Consultation on draft Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 6: Renewable Energy, LINK response, October 2006 (PDF 227KB)
Enjoying the Outdoors, LINK Access Network's reponse to the SNH consultation, September 2006 (PDF 83KB)
Marine Bulletin 3 - Marine Spatial Planning, from LINK's Marine Task Force, September 2006 (PDF 171KB)
Scotland's National Transport Strategy consultation reponse by LINK's Climate Change Task Force, July 2006
Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme, Woodland Task Force response to the Forestry Commission consultation, June 2006 (PDF 138KB)
Rural Development Programme for Scotland 2007-2013, consultation response by LINK's Agriculture Taskforce, June 2006
Planning etc. (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Debate, LINK parliamentary briefing, June 2006 (PDF 134KB)
Climate Change Action Plan Debate, LINK parliamentary briefing, June 2006 (PDF 124KB)
A Marine Bill, LINK's Marine Task Force response to DEFRA's consultation, June 2006 (PDF 246KB)
Living within environmental limits, LINK Freshwater Task Force briefing paper, June 2006 (PDF 32KB)
Impacts of unjust planning legislation revealed in new map, Planning Task Force media release (PDF 115KB)
Set for Approval? Future National Developments for Scotland 2008 to 2020. Advance information for communities. See Map (PDF 210KB)
Marine Bulletin 2 - the UK Marine Bill May 2006 (pdf 158 kb))
Written Submission to the Scottish Parliament Communities Committee on National Scenic Areas, June 2006 (Pdf 31 kb)
Scottish Forestry Strategy, Woodland Task Force response to the 2nd consultation, May 2006 (PDF 125KB)
Developments in the Biomass Industry, LINK written submission to support oral evidence to the Environment and Rural Development Committee of the Scottish Parliament, March 2006
Disappointed and Disillusioned by Planning Reforms, LINK media release on the Stage 1 report of the Scottish Parliament's Communities Committee, May 2006 (PDF 125 KB)
Diffuse Pollution from Rural Land Use, LINK Freshwater Task Force response tothe Scottish Executive consultation, March 2006
Scottish Environment LINK welcomes climate targets. Press release 30 March 06
UK Marine Bill throws down gauntlet for management of Scotland’s seas. Press release 29 March 06.
Scottish Environment LINK Policy Manifesto for Scotland's Environment, People and Economy: A Charter for Sustainable Development
Comments on the draft SPP6 Renewable Energy, Scottish Environment LINK's Planning Task Force, March 2006
Developments in the Biomass Industry, written submission to support oral evidence to the Environment and Rural Development Committee of the Scottish Parliament by LINK's Woodland Task Force, March 2006
The Battle for Roineabhal. Reflections on the successful campaign to prevent a superquarry at Lingerabay, Isle of Harris, and lessons for the Scottish planning system. 1 March 2006. Press release and details of the report.
Development of Future Implementation Plans by the Scottish Biodiversity Committee, LINK's Biodiversity Task Force paper, February 2006
Scottish Water conflict bad news for the environment - Scottish Environment LINK's Freshwater Task Force Press Release, February 2006
Written evidence to the Communities Committee to support oral evidence on Planning etc (Scotland) Bill. LINK Planning Task Force, 8 February 2006
The State of Scotland's Farmed Environment 2005 An audit commissioned by LINK's Agriculture Task Force from the Macaulay Institute, launched 8 February 2006.
Environment LINK Launches new farmed environment audit and welcomes Rural Development Strategy consultation. Press release 8 February 2005
LINK President calls environmental movement "prophetic" (PDF 42KB), Scottish Environment LINK press release, 7 February 2006
Briefing on Planning Etc (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Environment LINK Planning Task Force, February 2006
Petitioners demand that Parliament listens on Planning: Executive bulldozes community rights in planning tug-of-war, media release, 18 January 2006
Electricity in Scotland - Transmission and Distribution. Briefing paper December 2005
Planning Bill is no Christmas present for communities, Media release 20 Dec 2005
Stage 3 Briefing on Environment Assessment (Scotland) Bill, 9 November 2005
Coastal and Marine National Parks - Scotland's Opportunity, Scottish Environment LINK briefing (PDF 60KB), December 2005
Cross Party Position on Global Warming Media release 12 October 2005
LINK Climate Change Action Plan, Scottish Environment LINK, September 2005
Pitfalls in Planning Bill Proposals, Scottish Environment LINK Planning Task Force press release, 6 September 2005
Scottish Forestry Strategy Review Consultation, LINK response to the Forestry Commission, September 2005 (PDF 238KB)
Promise for Scotland's Seas must be Countdown to Action, LINK Marine Task Force press release, 12 September 2005
Half Time Report: How is the Scottish Executive doing on the environmental commitments it made in 2003? everyone campaign report, 5 september 2005
10 myths about Third Party Rights of Appeal (TPRA), Briefing from the LINK Planning Task Force, September 2005 (PDF 102KB)
Joint NGO statement on climate change and agriculture by the UK group of the European Environment Bureau including LINK, September 2005 (PDF 130K)
New Coalition asks Parliament to get real on planning, Scottish Environment LINK and the Association of Scottish Community Councils media release, 3 August 2005
Marine Groups support plastic bag levy to protect Sea Life, Marine Task Force press release, 20 June 2005
Submission to the Environment and Rural Development Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (pdf, 151KB)
Planning White Paper: Executive fails to deliver 'real rights' in the planning system, Planning Task Force press release 29 June 05
Letter to SEERAD about proposed new payment rates for Agri-Environment Schemes, May 05
Controlled
Activities Regulations Proposals for Regulation
A Policy Statement from the LINK Freshwater Taskforce, May 2005
Water
Framework Directive and Flooding - Implications for Flooding Policies in Scotland, A
Policy Statement by the Freshwater Taskforce of Scottish Environment LINK,
May 2005
Environmental Organisations Unite in Condemnation of Planning Betrayal, LINK media release, 3 May 2005
Controlled Activities Regulations: Revised Proposals for General Binding Rules, LINK Freshwater Task Force response to the Scottish Executive consultation, April 2005
Concern paper for the Environmental Advisory Forum for Renewable Energy (EAFRE) by Scottish Environment LINK, April 2005
Planning for a Better Environment - the Proposed Planning Bill: Scottish Environment LINK Manifesto, (PDF file 51KB) April 2005
Robust Planning Laws Crucial for Scotland's Future, LINK press release, 29 April 2005
LINK calls for independent body to advise Executive on the environment, media release 10 March 2005
An independent body to oversee strategic environmental assessment in Scotland: bureaucratic burden or efficient accountable administration? report for Scottish Environment LINK by Anna McLauchlin and Else Joao, University of Strathclyde, March 2005
Review of the Scottish Climate Change Programme, Submission from Scottish Environment LINK, March 2005
DEFRA consultation on the review of the UK Climate Change Programme, Submission by Scottish Environment LINK, March 2005
Action urged to protect Scotland's sea life, media release 9 March 2005
Environment groups challenge the Executive to deliver on Sustainable Development, everyone media release 31 January 2005
Scottish Environment Week - 7-13 February 2005
Braer - 12 years on and still waiting for better protection from shipping accidents, media release 5 January 2005
2004
Consultation on Draft Order: Amendment to Section 7 (10) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Scottish Environment LINK response, December 2004
Land Management Contracts: Tier 3 scope and content from 2007, LINK Agriculture Task Force submission to SEERAD, November 2004 (PDF file 223KB)
Conservationists give new Bill green light, Scottish Environment LINK press release, November 2004
Proposed Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Bill, Response by Scottish Environment LINK to the consultation, 29 October 2004
Draft Rural Development Regulation, LINK Agriculture Task Force response, October 2004
Making Development Plans Deliver, LINK's response to the Scottish Executive's consultation, July 2004
Taking it on: developing UK sustainable development strategy (PDF file 13.1 KB), Scottish Environment LINK's response to DEFRA's consultation, July 2004
Rights of Appeal in Planning consultation response by Scottish Environment LINK, July 2004
Widening the Rights of Appeal in Planning, LINK briefing, June 2004
Consultation on Proposed Legislative Measures to Introduce Strategic Environmental Assessment in Scotland', response by Scottish Environment LINK, March 2004
Forestry Commission's consultation on the Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme (PDF file, 111 KB), Woodlands Task Force response , February 2004
Review of Land Managed by Forestry Commission Scotland (PDF file, 182 KB), LINK Woodlands Task Force response, February 2004
SNH's discussion paper on Scotland's Future Landscapes? joint LINK response, February 2004
The Enterprise and Culture Committee’s Inquiry into Renewables, LINK written evidence, January 2004
Common Agricultural Policy Mid Term Review consultation, LINK submission, January 2004
Briefing note on Strategic Environmental Assessment by Anne McCall RSPB
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