This project is being conducted by Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, the Gaelic place-names partnership. It is mapping all Scottish place-names that indicate a historical woodland presence, resulting in...
Coilltean Caillte (Forgotten woodlands)
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SCA News: Blog
ReRoot Food morsels
by Anne MacLennan ReRoot is about Working together to create a more connected, healthy, sustainable and resilient food economy in Broadford and beyond. Here are some reasons that this is important....
Scottish Invasive Species Initiative
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...
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...