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,…
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Scottish Parliament fails on Nature Emergency
Friday, November 20th, 2020Despite 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…
Wardie Bay campaigners seek water quality monitoring
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020Wardie Bay © Wardie Bay Beachwatch Wild swimmers and environmental campaigners are leading an appeal, which includes a campaign film, song and petition, for Wardie Beach in Edinburgh to be…
Fish Farm objection for Wester Ross MPA
Thursday, November 5th, 2020Maerl © Graham Saunders/NatureScot Flickr A conservation charity has objected to a planned fish farm in a marine protected area in the Highlands – the Wester Ross MPA. The Scottish…
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…
Guest Blog: Ecosystem Based Management
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020Image: The Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot In this guest blog for CCN, Peter Hume explains the idea behind Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) and presents the results of research…
New deep sea Marine Protected Area
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020Europe’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) has been announced by Natural Environment Minister Mairi Gougeon. The new MPA, off the West of Scotland, will give additional protections to some of…
Open Seas: West Shetland Shelf MPA
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been in the news recently following a Greenpeace investigation claiming the Government allows these areas to be exploited by some of the largest trawlers…
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…
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