St Kilda Jellyfish ©NatureScot/George Stoyle A new fund has been launched to help communities and local groups get involved in surveys and monitoring of Scotland’s seabed and coastlines. The Community…
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Protecting our seas must be a priority
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021Protecting our seas must be a priority, writes Calum Duncan in this piece for The Scotsman. As this most challenging of years comes to a close, we are all lifting…
90% of seagrass meadows lost across the UK
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021The UK has lost more than 90% of the lush seagrass meadows that once surrounded the nation, research has found. Scientists described the decline as catastrophic, but the latest analysis…
Scotland’s effort to protect its biodiversity ‘inadequate’
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021Scotland needs to take further action if it wants to preserve its wildlife and meet the international biodiversity targets, a new report showed. NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, revealed more work…
Scotland failed to prevent marine feature loss
Monday, November 2nd, 2020Loch Carron Flame Shell © Graham Saunders/NatureScot Flickr Scotland has failed to meet a ten-year-old target to prevent damage to precious marine features, according to a leaked Scottish Government report…
Skate nursery site found in community-led survey
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020More than 100 eggs belonging to the critically endangered flapper skate have been discovered on the rocky seabed off the northwest coast of Scotland. Conservationists say it is one of…
The Edinburgh Declaration: Coastal Communities Respond
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020Kelp Forest, Loch Laxford © GeorgeStoyle/NatureScot On 31st August 2020, the Scottish government published the ‘Edinburgh Declaration‘. This declaration calls on the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological…
World fails to meet biodiversity targets
Thursday, September 24th, 2020The world has failed to meet any biodiversity targets to stem the destruction of wildlife and life-sustaining ecosystems in the last decade, according to a devastating new report from the…
Tighter controls for Scotland’s coastal waters
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020The slate grey coastal waters around Arran harbour a rich marine world of colourful sea slugs, long-clawed lobsters, kelp forests, vibrant beds of coral-like red algae and the occasional passing…
UK fails on 17 of 20 UN biodiversity targets
Thursday, September 17th, 2020UK government said it failed on two-thirds of biodiversity targets, but RSPB analysis is bleaker – and suggests UK is moving backwards in some areas. The UK has failed to…