Recent Actions
Actions in the past six months.
Older documents are available in the action archive.
LINK Marine Task Force Position Statement on Seal Conservation
, June 2008 summarises the current legislation for
seal conservation in Scotland and highlights its inadequacies. It is also a joint call for
reform of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 to address those inadequacies and to
reflect the need for effective and comprehensive seal conservation measures.
LINK Marine Taskforce response to Defra consultation on the draft UK Marine Bill , June 2008.
Flooding and Flood Management – the way forward for Scotland . A briefing by the Freshwater Taskforce of Scottish Environment LINK for the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs and Environment Committee debate on flooding and flood management, 26 June 2008.
LINK Marine Taskforce response to the Shetland Marine Spatial Plan developed by the Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI).
LINK Climate Taskforce briefing on climate change, for the Scottish Parliament debate on climate change on Wednesday 28th May 2008.
LINK Response to Consultation on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Lasting Legacy for Scotland, 9 May 2008.
LINK Agriculture Taskforce response to the National Food Policy Discussion Paper - the environmental aspects of the policy have been underplayed, April 2008.
LINK Climate Taskforce response to the consultation on the Scottish Climate Bill, April 2008.
LINK Biodiversity Taskforce response to consultation on Guidance for Prevention of Spread of Ragwort - welcome emphasis given to appropriate land management, April 2008
The future of flood risk management in Scotland (
392 KB) - LINK's Freshwater Taskforce response to the consultation on proposals for new flooding legislation. April 2008.
LINK Freshwater Taskforce response to the Significant Water Management Issues Report for Scotland River Basin District (
370 KB), April 2008.
March 2008
LINK Marine Taskforce letter rejecting the conclusion of the BERR Appropriate Assessment for oil and gas licensing in Block 17/3, which overlaps the Moray Firth European marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for bottlenose dolphin and sandbanks. 14 March 2008.
LINK Marine Task Force response to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy 2008-10 Marine Biodiversity Implementation Plan, March 2008.
LINK Freshwater Taskforce further written evidence to the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee Flooding and Flood Management Inquiry March 2008.
February 2008
LINK Deer Task Force Response to Consultation on Deer Strategy, February 2008
LINK Deer Task Force Response to Proposed Merger of DCS with SNH, February 2008
January 2008
LINK Woodland Taskforce Policy Briefing Paper on Forestry Policy and Carbon Sequestration in Scotland, 28 January 2008
LINK Marine Taskforce Press Release welcoming the ground-breaking announcement by the Cabinet Secretary to protect Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, the first time a marine area has been protected as a result of proposals developed by local representatives.
LINK Biodiversity Taskforce Press Release on the debate in Parliament on the implementation of the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, January 2008
LINK Biodiversity Taskforce Briefing Paper on Biodiversity as the Web of Life in All its Forms, January 2008.
LINK Agriculture Taskforce response to to the First Public Consultation on the CAP 'Health Check', January 2008.
Finding NIMAs. A LINK Marine Taskforce report calling for marine protected areas in order to safeguard wildlife of special importance to Scotland. 40 pages with tables and maps. January 2008.
Written evidence for the inquiry into the transposition of EU Directives
(87KB) from Scottish Environment LINK to the Scottish Parliament's European and External Relations Committee. See also Annex 1 ( 107KB).
December 2007
Letter to MSPs from LINK Climate Task Force regarding the Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill, 14 December 2007
LINK's letter to John Swinney MSP and press release raising profound concerns about the integrity of planning process provoked by the Donald Trump’s proposed golf development in Scotland. 12 December 2007
October 2007
LINK's new campaign website for Scottish Marine Bill that will protect our natural heritage and safeguard Scotland’s resources for the future is launched. www.savescottishseas.org
Joint Media Release on the lack of environmental funding, RSPB 3 October 2007
September 2007
Is the Scottish Marine Bill lost at sea? (PDF 100Kb) LINK Marine Task Force Press Release 6 Sept 2007.
A Scottish Marine Bill was a welcome early promise by the SNP, yet there is no sign of it in next year’s legislative programme. A Bill is needed to ensure future generations are able to enjoy and make a sustainable living from Scotland’s world-class seas.
Scotland 2011: Scottish Environment LINK Challenge to the New Scottish government. LINK's vision document, 3 Sept 2007 (Pdf 897Kb) and Press Release (Pdf 30Kb)