01 Apr 2026
Focused leadership, expert staffing and an ‘early warning system’ will be key to meeting Scotland’s targets to restore nature, according to a new report released today by Scottish Environment LINK. The coalition of more than 50 environment charities calls on the Scottish government to set ambitious but achievable targets, and makes a series of recommendations on how to ensure these are met in its report, ‘Hitting the targets: Delivering Scotland’s […]
30 Mar 2026
Scottish Environment LINK notes the publication of the new Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) Action Plan 2026–2032 by NatureScot. The Plan is a step forward. It sets out the scale of the problem, the impacts on nature and the economy and the need for action at a landscape and catchment scale. We recognise the inclusion of […]
24 Mar 2026
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Rural Support Plan, environmental groups have warned that the plan represents a “lost decade” to support farmers and crofters to meet Scotland’s climate and nature targets. After Brexit, Scotland and other UK nations were required to develop new farm funding systems to replace the EU’s Common […]
25 Feb 2026
Environment charities have called on the Scottish government to urgently change track following a warning from climate advisors that Scotland does not have a clear pathway to reduce emissions from farming. Today’s [Wednesday] progress report by the Climate Change Committee shows that the independent advisors do not have confidence that any of the government’s policies […]
30 Jan 2026
Environment charities have called Scotland’s Natural Environment Bill, passed into law by the Scottish parliament yesterday (29 January), a ‘game changer’ for nature. The bill will require the Scottish government to set legally binding targets to restore Scotland’s nature, and to meet those targets. Scotland ranks in the lowest 15% of countries globally for the […]
22 Jan 2026
A scheme that pairs politicians with threatened or iconic species or habitats will receive global attention at the World Economic Forum in Davos today – Thursday 22nd. For over a decade, Nature Champions – pioneered in Scotland by environmental charity Scottish Environment LINK – has been encouraging parliamentarians to become a visible, accountable “champion” for their chosen species or habitat. In this role, politicians work alongside […]
17 Dec 2025
Representatives of leading environmental organisations including Scottish Environment LINK and RSPB Scotland have today resigned from the Scottish Government’s farming policy group, saying the urgent need to help farmers and crofters tackle climate change and nature loss is being ignored. Representatives are standing down from both the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB) and the […]
11 Dec 2025
Environment charities have reacted with fury after the Scottish government announced yesterday that fisheries restrictions in marine protected areas, originally due to be implemented in 2016, are to be delayed for the fourth time. Yesterday Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, said a promised consultation on fisheries management measures for inshore marine […]
02 Dec 2025
Increasing efforts to restore the natural environment will be key to responding to the impacts of climate change, leading environmental groups have said. The claim is made in a new report, Climate change and the natural environment: How Scotland should adapt, published by Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of 50 environmental organisations. The report outlines […]
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