From its mountains to glens, lochs and moorlands, Scotland’s natural assets have long been recognised for their wild beauty. Now a new report has confirmed that the host of benefits we…
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Oban woodland added to chain of ‘rainforest’ sites
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019Conservationists have taken responsibility for a prominent woodland, completing a suite of five “Scottish rainforest” sites stretching up the west coast from Argyll to Skye. Dunollie Wood is an 80-acre…
Toxic pesticide alarm for Scotland’s woodlands
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Scotland’s woodlands are treated and sprayed every year with hundreds of kilograms of a toxic pesticide blamed for killing bees and butterflies, The Ferret reveals. Their investigation has uncovered widespread...
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Rights not ‘fortress conservation’ key, says UN expert
Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has released a report highly critical of the global conservation movement and calling for indigenous peoples and other local communities...
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Scotland’s red squirrels are recovering
Saturday, February 10th, 2018
Red squirrels have seen a surge in numbers in Scotland's north east and have stabilised nationwide, according to conservation researchers. Results from Scotland's Red Squirrels 2017 survey show that their...
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Red Squirrels breeding in the NW Highlands
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
A project by Trees for Life relocating red squirrels to their old forest homes in northwest Scotland has been boosted by evidence of breeding and natural expansion by the new...
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