Environmental Standards Scotland is consulting on how ESS will ensure public bodies in Scotland are complying with environmental law, how ESS will scrutinise the effectiveness of environmental law...
The microplastics scourge, and how technology and international action can help
Microplastics are everywhere on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest, in the air, the water, in plants, animals and our bodies. The UN’s Food and Agriculture...
Grants for small scale tree planting
Reforesting Scotland’s small grant for tree planting covers small projects that aren’t eligible for other funding - ideal for croft woodlands and plantings that connect existing stands. The...
‘Extinct’ jellyfish rediscovered on South Uist
While on holiday in South Uist, Neil Roberts, a member of Skye Naturalists Network, rediscovered Depastrum cyathiforme, a stalked jellyfish that resembles a thistle flower. Last seen on UK shores in...
Invitation to participate in dissertation research on Skye wind farms
By Georgia MacDiarmid I am currently working on my dissertation for my Geography degree at the University of Glasgow, and I'm looking for participants to take part in a short interview and/or...
Soil Myth Busting
This Farm Advisory Service webinar looks at myths surrounding soil carbon, rock dust and soil biology -- what is true, what is still developing, and how you might or might not see the benefit on...