Coping with climate anxiety The Australian Climate Council Climate Anxiety Toolkit has many resources and suggestions.Scottish Community Climate Action Network has a series of online sessions to talk with others concerned about climate change and...
Farmed salmon mortalityCalls for an overhaul of the regulatory system have followed the revelation that Scottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35 million unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years, but there were only two unannounced inspections...
By Zoe Scott-Green Fishing for Litter has operated in the UK since 2005 and is recognised as the primary mechanism enabling fishermen to remove marine litter from UK seas. The scheme operates across 70 harbours, with over 700 fishing vessels registered and more than...
With the publication of Scotland's first National Good Food Nation Plan in December, local authorities and local NHS Boards can now start developing their own Local Good Food Nation Plans. The National Plan provides an overview of the current state of the food system...
The Scottish Government’s draft climate routemap sets out how it believes the country will reduce emissions in line with national climate targets. MSPs and the public will have the opportunity to comment. While the aspirations of the routemap are welcome, Stop Climate...
Members of the Sleat Nature Group recently met online with Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), to find out how ESS could help groups and individuals raise concerns about environmental issues. To bring the work of ESS to a wider audience, Lucy Fitzpatrick of ESS...
by Anne MacLennan The Lancet medical journal has recently published a series of strongly-worded articles about ultraprocessed foods (UPF). The authors write from a substantial evidence base, clearly deeply concerned about health and equity issues, and the lack of...
Scotland's circular economy strategy could reduce wasteful and damaging use of resources and create new jobs, as long as strong measures are put in place and businesses are held to account. On 9th December, 11-12 am, Zero Waste Scotland has an online session...
The Just Walk is "a walking assembly for Land Justice to bring alive and respond to the history of communities having been cleared from their lands by an empire that tried to break peoples culture and connectedness." Setting off from Broadford in Skye on 17th...