Scotland 2011: a Challenge to the New Scottish Government

A new Scottish government brings with it new opportunities – not least the chance to look at governance from a new perspective, to try out new ways of working collaboratively, and to tackle the old challenges from a different angle. It is for this reason that Scottish Environment LINK is publishing this document. Sharing our vision for the next four years, it argues for what can be achieved, proposing solutions to the problems we face. In doing this, we challenge Scotland’s new government to show leadership in order to meet the inter-related challenges of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource depletion that threaten to unravel the ecosystems on which this planet and our own futures depend.