Two communities demonstrating how they can take leadership in marine protected area management are the island communities of Arran and Fair Isle, both of whom FFI has been closely supporting…
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New film highlights impact of dredging on communities
Thursday, February 18th, 2021Scallop © COAST The Our Seas Coalition in Scotland has released a short film called ‘The Limit’ to highlight experiences of creel fishermen and coastal communities affected by the plight…
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…
Open Seas: a decade of decline in Scotland’s seas
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021Open Seas ask: A new ten-year assessment reaches the stark conclusion that in many respects the health of Scotland’s marine environment is still deteriorating. What actions does our government need…
Calls to ban trawling in protected areas
Thursday, January 7th, 2021A report from the Marine Conservation Society has found that bottom-trawling or dredging are taking place in 98 per cent of offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) around the country. Bottom-towed…
Ban on single-use plastic ‘imperative’
Wednesday, January 6th, 2021Environmental 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…
Fight for Scotland’s Nature
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020Time 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,…
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…
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