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Two crucial years to help save our seas

13 Dec 2018

From the air we breathe to the food we eat, Scotland needs seas full of life. Yet they are struggling. With the tide of ocean plastics awareness, resistance to mechanically stripping pristine kelp forests, community monitoring of scallop dredge damage in Loch Carron, Firth of Lorn and Loch Gairloch and a growing consensus for overhauling […]

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Fighting for Scotland’s Nature a blog by Alistair Whyte, Head of Plantlife Scotland

06 Dec 2018

Blog by Alistair Whyte   Scotland is a fantastic place for nature, and plants are a huge part of what’s special about it. From the arctic-alpine wildflowers of our highest summits, to the vibrant, flower-studded machair of the Hebrides, or the Atlantic rainforests of the west coast dripping with lichens, the diversity of our plant […]

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New expenses rules for environmental litigation in Scotland: protective or defective?

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 […]

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Opinion editorial: It’s time to fight for Scotland’s Nature

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 […]

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Scottish Environmental Charities Launch Urgent Bid for an Environment Act for Scotland

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 […]

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Letter to Environment Cabinet Secretary: 35 Environmental Charities call for a Scottish Environment Act

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.

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Michael Russell visits Tiree

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.

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Future farm support in Scotland – a very muddy picture: LINK response to Ministerial statement on CAP

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 […]

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A Circular Economy a way to tackle the climate and egological emergencies together

06 Sep 2018

Circular Economy

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