Blog Post
25 Aug 2026
One of the brilliant things about living in Scotland is that you’re never all that far from the sea. Those of us who feel the sea’s call – and who in Scotland doesn’t – can get our fix of it without travelling a great distance. The seas around our jagged coastline are a place of […]
Blog Post
20 Aug 2026
Scotland’s Environment Strategy (2026) lists integrated actions by which “Scotland’s society is transformed for the better by living sustainably”. It aims to “empower and enable people across Scotland to experience the benefits of shifting towards healthy, sustainable lifestyles”. This “whole of Scotland” approach requires that we understand how well we’re doing in progress towards greater sustainability. Ten years ago, I proposed an index of sustainable development (SD), published in The Ecologist. The index satisfies the […]
Blog Post
13 Aug 2026
In June 2026, Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) published an official investigation evaluating the Scottish Government’s performance in protecting the marine environment. The report concludes that Scotland has failed to meet its statutory target of achieving “Good Environmental Status” (GES) for the seabed—set for and missed in 2020—and identifies critical deficiencies in policy design, environmental monitoring, […]
Press Release
06 Aug 2026
Scotland’s leading environment charities have called on the Scottish government to commit to doubling the area of organic farmland by the end of the 2026-31 parliamentary session. Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of more than 50 environment charities, says increasing organic farming can help farm businesses, reduce climate emissions, and help nature by cutting pesticide […]
Blog Post
29 Jul 2026
Few industries are as woven into Scotland’s coastal identity as fishing and few face a more complex management challenge. The variety of different fishing methods and patterns that make up the fleet in Scotland need to be managed in different ways to lessen their interactions and impacts on the marine environment and support sustainable opportunities and coastal livelihoods. In reality, the approach to […]
Press Release
02 Jul 2026
Scottish Environment LINK has secured vital grant funding from The Naturesave Trust, which will help mobilise nationwide action to protect Scotland’s rapidly degrading marine environment. This crucial initiative will focus on mobilising public support for marine protected areas and applying coordinated pressure on the Scottish government to deliver a robust, well-managed and ecologically effective marine […]
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 […]
