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 […]
11 Apr 2022
In 2011, LINK published our first Rhetoric to Reality assessment. In it, we commissioned an independent consultant to assess 8 key areas of environmental policy on how far reality on the ground had matched the rhetoric of policy. Now, ten years on, we’ve commissioned another assessment. A decadal review seems timely: it covers the life […]
01 Mar 2022
By Clare Symonds, Convener of Scottish Environment LINK’s planning group. “A new approach to planning could protect Scotland’s wildlife for future generations,” says Clare Symonds. When you think of the Scottish nature we all know and love, what comes to mind? You might picture misty glens, coastal cliffs lined with seabirds, or open parkland near to […]
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