Blog Post
01 May 2025
This is the second in a series of blogs looking at the Natural Environment Bill. Part 1 is available here. In what is overall a positive piece of legislation, Part 2 of the Natural Environment Bill has raised considerable concerns within the environmental sector. The Bill as introduced would give Ministers the power to amend […]
Blog Post
24 Apr 2025
This is the first in a series of blogs looking at the Natural Environment Bill. The Natural Environment Bill, introduced in February and currently undergoing parliamentary scrutiny, will introduce legal targets for nature restoration as well as making changes to National Parks, deer management, and the powers to modify environmental protections. This blog will consider […]
Blog Post
11 Apr 2025
This first appeared in The National, on Saturday 5th April 2025. When Scotland votes in the Holyrood election next year there will be voters casting their ballot who were born in 2010, when Scotland had its fourth First Minister and was preparing for the fourth election of the devolution era. Devolution is not new – […]
Press Release
10 Apr 2025
Scottish Environment LINK’s Deer Group welcomes the historic move by NatureScot to enforce a compulsory control scheme at Loch Choire Estate in Sutherland. Deer densities on the estate have been identified as being at an unsustainable level, risking damage to important habitats, including four Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). NatureScot has intervened on this […]
Blog Post
02 Apr 2025
By Leigh Abbott, Nature for All Officer at Scottish Environment LINK The final EDI Fortnight as part of the Nature for All project begins in less than a week’s time, and we are very excited to learn, share, and change our practices to put diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our work in the […]
Press Release
28 Mar 2025
In a briefing event for journalists and policymakers on Wednesday, environmental and community groups jointly criticised the Scottish government’s slow progress on marine protection. The event was hosted by Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of over 40 environmental groups, and Coastal Communities Network, a coalition of over 30 community-led groups that support action to restore […]
Blog Post
19 Mar 2025
By Duncan Orr-Ewing, Convener of LINK’s Deer Group Over the past eighty years there have been no less than seven separate Government-appointed inquiries into the “red deer problem”. By 2010, red deer numbers had reached an all-time high of 400,000 animals and the Red Deer Commission was merged with Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot). The […]
Blog Post
26 Feb 2025
The introduction of statutory targets to protect nature is a long-standing campaign demand of Scottish Environment LINK. We therefore welcome the publication of the Natural Environment Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament last week, which represents a vital opportunity to halt biodiversity decline and drive forward nature’s recovery. Scotland’s Biodiversity Framework The Scottish Government’s […]
Blog Post
24 Feb 2025
By Vicki James, Protected Areas Coordinator at Whale and Dolphin Conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a critical tool for protecting important areas for cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Scottish waters. Around the UK, 11 MPAs have been designated specifically for cetaceans. However, research into the management effectiveness of these MPAs by Whale and […]
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