Hear a podcast about the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI) with Callum Sinclair of NatureScot. Non-native invasive species like Japanese knotweed and American mink are not just persistent...
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Corncrake numbers soar on Canna
Formalised monitoring on Canna recorded at least 12–14 calling corncrake males this year, compared with counts of just 1 or 2 corncrakes over the last few decades. Corncrakes are summer visitors to...
Fish farming
by Anne MacLennan In November, the ReRoot film club watched Until the end of the World, a disturbing look at fish farming and its impacts in Europe, Africa and Antarctica. The film maker visited...
International plastics treaty at crunch point
The international negotiations in Busan, South Korea, to set up a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution are due to conclude on 1st December. 102 nations have banded together to demand that a...
Tell the Scottish Government: Don’t cut nature funding
The Scottish government has committed to setting legally binding targets for nature recovery through a Natural Environment Bill. But this year, the government has already cut £5 million from its...
The Highland Council new Local Transport Strategy: consultation closes 3rd December
The council is developing its transport policy for the next 10 years up to 2035. The vision is that "communities, businesses and visitors in Highland will be served by a low carbon transport system...