2024
The Scotland Loves Nature campaign is launched, calling for strong legally binding nature targets in Scotland’s Natural Environment Bill.
2022
LINK launches its Nature for All project, set up in order to support all our members to become more equal, inclusive and diverse.
2021
LINK publishes Still Delivering the Goods, a report setting out 15 case studies of work undertaken by Scotland’s environmental charities to protect and enhance biodiversity, and deliver on the objectives of the Scottish Government’s biodiversity strategy.
2020
The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland is launched as an independent SCIO with support from LINK.
2020
LINKing to nature and the outdoors
2019
This is Scotland
Scotland has a wonderful natural environment and needs more funding to protect and restore it.
2018
The LINK wide campaign Fight for Scotland’s Nature is launched. Over 22,000 people respond to Scottish Government’s consultation in support of a Scottish Environment Act to protect nature.
2017
Scottish Environment LINK was founded in 1987. This video was made to mark LINK’s 30th anniversary.
2017
LINK hosts the European Environmental Bureau conference in Edinburgh where Scottish Government affirms commitment to not rolling back on EU environmental protections. LINK celebrates 30 years with a short video watch it here.
2014
Members of the Scottish Parliament respond enthusiastically to our invitation to become Species Champions for endangered and iconic Scottish species.
2000
LINK contributed strongly to Scotland’s world leading environmental laws. In 2011 ‘Scotland’s Environmental Laws – from Rhetoric to Reality’ is published, assessing how well they were implemented.
1997-1999
LINK supports Scottish Devolution on environmental grounds, appoints a Parliamentary Officer, and changes name to Scottish Environment LINK
1992
Twenty member organisations come together as the Link Quarry Group to fight a proposed superquarry on Harris, a successful campaign lasting eight years. ‘The Battle for Roineabhal,’ published 2006, reflects on it and the lessons for Scotland’s planning system.
1991
Link publishes ‘State of the Scottish Environment’, a pioneering environment report laying the groundwork for subsequent environmental reports.
1988
Early working groups on Fishfarming and Forestry generate fresh thinking on more sustainable approaches for these industries.
1987
Scottish Wildlife & Countryside Link is established as the forum for voluntary environmental organisations, aiming to maintain close contact between them, improve communication between them and government bodies and the media, and to gain a higher profile for the environment in Scotland.
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