Blog Post
11 Jun 2026
On June 4th we joined our members and supporters outside the Scottish parliament to demand urgent action to restore Scotland’s nature. Following our Scotland Loves Nature campaign the Natural Environment Act was passed into law this year, requiring the Scottish government to set legally binding nature recovery targets. This could be a game changer – […]
Press Release
05 Jun 2026
Demonstrators gathered outside the Scottish parliament on Thursday 4 June to call on MSPs to act urgently to restore Scotland’s nature. Campaigners wearing bumblebee, red squirrel and bat costumes and holding puffin, curlew and swift puppets were joined at the demonstration by MSPs from all the political parties represented at Holyrood. One in nine species […]
Press Release
25 May 2026
Environmental charities have warned that Scotland’s flagship plan to restore nature is not yet delivering the change needed on the ground, as a new public tracker reveals that more than one in three actions set out in the plan are either delayed or have not been started. The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan (2024–2030), published […]
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 […]
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