Blog Post
27 Nov 2018
The Scottish Government sets itself apart from its UK counterpart in its approach to protecting human rights. The SNP vocally opposed proposals to withdraw the UK from the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act. An expert group appointed by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will report this year with recommendations on how Scotland “can […]
Blog Post
13 Nov 2018
Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environmental charities has today launched an urgent campaign, “Fight for Scotland’s Nature”, for Scotland to have its own environment act. Scotland may be small, but our natural environment is mighty and of global importance. From the iconic Scots pine of the Caledonian Forest, home to rare species […]
Blog Post
13 Nov 2018
Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environmental charities will today launch an urgent campaign, “Fight for Scotland’s Nature” at the Scottish Parliament. Together they will call for Scotland to have its own environment act. Fears sparked by Brexit as well as mounting evidence of the global ecological crisis also heavily impacting Scotland has […]
Blog Post
13 Nov 2018
On 13 November, 35 of Scotland’s leading environmental charities wrote to Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform urging her to commit to a Scottish Environment Act. The full letter, also available here, follows.
Blog Post
24 Oct 2018
From Michael’s twitter: Great to visit #TheReef on #Tiree with John Bowler , @RSPBScotland rep on the island , looking for corncrakes in my role as their @SpeciesChampion. Heard but didn’t see any but saw lots of other things including ringed plovers & some wonderful pyramid orchids.
Press Release
01 Oct 2018
On 26 September 2018, Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing made a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and farm payments, in the context of Brexit. In this he confirmed that farm and rural businesses will receive ‘…their current payment entitlements largely as they currently are, and not just in 2019 but in […]
Blog Post
06 Sep 2018
Circular Economy
Blog Post
05 Sep 2018
Species Champion activities in the Scottish Parliament are always met with a smile among those involved, a chance to put the spotlight on some amazing wildlife and encourage MSPs to work together with environmental organisations and other MSPs, for the benefit of Scotland’s natural environment. The award-winning Species Champion initiative, coordinated by Scottish Environment LINK, […]
Blog Post
28 Jun 2018
Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to be on a safari in Botswana and on a four-day trip by canoe in the Okavango delta. As we lazily lay back to view a sky of many birds soaring over us, our guide, an intelligent local young man speaking fluent English, said that we must be […]
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