This blog from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) explains the current understanding of carbon captured and stored in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment, known as ‘blue carbon’. It also…
This blog from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) explains the current understanding of carbon captured and stored in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment, known as ‘blue carbon’. It also…
Environmental campaigners say it is now “imperative” that the Scottish Government acts quickly to ban single-use plastic items. Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that delaying a ban by even…
Time is running out for Scotland to deal with ‘toothless’ laws that will protect our precious environment as the UK finally exits the EU in just over a month’s time,…
Despite a wide-ranging debate showing the Scottish Parliament’s increasing concern for nature, it misses a vital opportunity to declare a Nature Emergency. RSPB Scotland has described the outcome of the…
Loch 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…
The 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…
Yesterday [31 August], the Scottish government published the ‘Edinburgh Declaration’. This declaration seeks agreement between subnational, regional and local governments across the world, calling on the United Nations Convention on…
Scotland has four months left to Brexit-proof its environment laws. Will we make it? Scotland’s nature, our unique wildlife, stunning landscapes and natural resources like water and soil, are central…
Creel fishermen have taken the Scottish Government to court over access to island waters. Alistair Sinclair, national co-ordinator of the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF), says the body is acting…
A blog by Esther Brooker, LINK Marine Policy and Engagement Officer, and Calum Duncan, Head of Conservation Scotland for the Marine Conservation Society. Our ocean remains in desperate need of…