Press Release
12 May 2026
Scottish Environment LINK’s Scotland Loves Nature campaign has been named as a finalist for ‘campaign of the year’ in this year’s Scottish Charity Awards.
Blog Post
06 May 2026
Scotland and nature are in many ways inseparable: our landscapes, our wildlife, and our seas are all at the heart of our shared culture and identity, and people come here from all around the world to see the wonders we enjoy on our doorsteps... By Dan Paris is director of policy and engagement at Scottish Environment LINK
Blog Post
07 Apr 2026
Scottish voters will go to the polls next month in an election that will bring a massive turnover in elected representatives. As many as half of the MSPs being sworn in are likely to be fresh faces, and – regardless of the winning party – the Cabinet and Ministers will look very different. The 2021-26 parliament […]
Press Release
01 Apr 2026
Focused leadership, expert staffing and an ‘early warning system’ will be key to meeting Scotland’s targets to restore nature, according to a new report released today by Scottish Environment LINK. The coalition of more than 50 environment charities calls on the Scottish government to set ambitious but achievable targets, and makes a series of recommendations on how to ensure these are met in its report, ‘Hitting the targets: Delivering Scotland’s […]
Press Release
30 Mar 2026
Scottish Environment LINK notes the publication of the new Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) Action Plan 2026–2032 by NatureScot. The Plan is a step forward. It sets out the scale of the problem, the impacts on nature and the economy and the need for action at a landscape and catchment scale. We recognise the inclusion of […]
Blog Post
26 Mar 2026
In June 2021, in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, MSPs logged on to a Nature Champions webinar to begin their journeys as Nature Champions in the 6th Scottish Parliament. It’s hard to imagine that, in just under five years, so much has been achieved! Since then, more than 100 MSPs have become Nature Champions for some of Scotland’s extraordinary species […]
Press Release
24 Mar 2026
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Rural Support Plan, environmental groups have warned that the plan represents a “lost decade” to support farmers and crofters to meet Scotland’s climate and nature targets. After Brexit, Scotland and other UK nations were required to develop new farm funding systems to replace the EU’s Common […]
Blog Post
04 Mar 2026
When independent government advisors have zero confidence in government policy, there’s something badly wrong. But zero confidence is what the Climate Change Committee says it has in the Scottish government’s policies for reducing farming emissions beyond 2030. The climate watchdog’s latest report examines Scotland’s progress in reducing emissions and analyses whether government policy will do what it needs to […]
Press Release
25 Feb 2026
Environment charities have called on the Scottish government to urgently change track following a warning from climate advisors that Scotland does not have a clear pathway to reduce emissions from farming. Today’s [Wednesday] progress report by the Climate Change Committee shows that the independent advisors do not have confidence that any of the government’s policies […]
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