News

Read all our latest press releases and blog posts

Copy-of-50-members-Facebook-Post-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

LINK at 50 members

07 Aug 2025

In July 2025, Scottish Environment LINK reached an amazing milestone! Our membership reached 50 member organisations. Deborah Long, LINK’s current CEO, has been talking to early supporters, early drivers of change and some of LINK’s newer members about this milestone…  LINK has come a long way since its start in 1987, with 14 member organisations […]

white-campion-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

Nature and net zero go hand in hand

16 Jul 2025

By Dr Deborah Long, Chief Executive at Scottish Environment LINK We live on a small island on the edge of the Atlantic ocean. Our landscape is highly diverse. There are very few other places in the world where you can physically walk from rainforest to alpine meadows in one day. But in Scotland you can. […]

WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-26-at-14.25.403-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

Deepening our understanding of life below the waves: introducing ocean literacy

09 Jul 2025

By Rebecca Crawford, Marine Policy Officer at the Scottish Wildlife Trust Introduction As a maritime nation with over 900 islands and one of the longest coastlines in Europe, the marine cultural heritage of Scotland is deeply ingrained. However, there is a disconnect between people and the ocean, with many people now calling for a better […]

A group of MSPs standing in front of a banner that says nature champions

Blog Post

Celebrating Nature Champions

01 Jul 2025

By Andy Marks, Parliamentary Officer The success of Scottish Environment LINK’s award-winning Nature Champions initiative reflects the energy and commitment that MSPs have for ‘their’ Scottish species and habitats. The current session has seen MSPs climb mountains in search of bees, wade across rivers for endangered mussels, attend night-time bat surveys and even abseil from […]

Group-photo-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

Young people and ocean literacy

26 Jun 2025

By Elizabeth Mills, Young Sea Changers Scotland “50% of young people do not understand how the ocean impacts them or in turn how they impact the ocean.” In February 2025, Back to Blue released their findings from a global ocean literacy survey of over 3,500 responses aged 18-24 and highlighted what they referred to as […]

FREE_PARLIAMENT_20-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Press Release

Campaigners demand action for nature

13 Jun 2025

Campaigners gathered at the Scottish parliament on Thursday afternoon to demand action to restore Scotland’s nature. Supporters of the Scotland Loves Nature campaign gathered to urge leaders to act now to protect and restore nature, as MSPs prepare to debate the Natural Environment Bill later this year. The Natural Environment Bill is a vital opportunity […]

DSC_2759-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

The Natural Environment Bill part 4 – deer management

02 Jun 2025

This is the final blog in a series looking at the four sections of the Natural Environment Bill. You can look back at Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. One of the standout artworks at the National Galleries of Scotland is the immediately recognisable Monarch of the Glen, a 19th century painting of a […]

straightened-image-for-MPA-blog-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

Why didn’t John Swinney mention the sea?

27 May 2025

Getting the long-delayed fisheries management measures in place in our marine protected areas is not only a crucial step towards restoring our seas to health. It’s essential for the future of Scotland’s small-scale inshore fishing industry. More protection means more fish, means more local, sustainable jobs.

IMG_6418-scaled-aspect-ratio-540-358

Blog Post

‘Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all’

20 May 2025

Bees are some of Scotland’s most loved insects. They can be found buzzing around our gardens, in grasslands, on our coasts, in wetlands and even up mountains. Whilst many will be familiar with one species in particular – the honeybee – bees are in fact very diverse: they come in many different sizes, rely on […]

By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close