The Scottish Government is reviewing the Good Practice Principles for onshore and offshore renewable energy, which seeks to ensure that communities and developers get the best from community benefits. Read the background document/analysis here, and contribute your...
by Anne MacLennan Skye's Scottish Salmon Think-Tank (SST-T) recently joined the Coastal Communities Network, a community-led network of local groups ‘committed to the preservation and safeguarding of Scotland’s coastal and marine environments’. Formed in 2017 with...
Cornelia Helmcke from the University of St Andrews visited Raasay and Skye in July, as part of a tour of the Scottish west coast, to meet with local folks to understand the electricity grid constraints faced by islanders and explore the potential for decentralised...
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 a digital map showing over 15,000 locations. The majority are Gaelic names,...
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 nuisances but significant threats to Scotland's ecosystems and...
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 the UK, and are in long-term decline; the last stronghold of this...
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 nature restoration fund. Click here to sign Scottish Environment Link's...
Photo: Greenpeace Last month, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, the UK Government admitted that the country's Rosebank oilfield off Shetland, was approved unlawfully by the previous Conservative administration, because the environmental assessment only considered...
Why Scotland needs a Carbon Emissions Land Tax Scotland’s land use sector emits more harmful emissions than its aviation and shipping. But it could be the country’s most powerful tool to reach net zero. John Muir Trust proposes a way to make it...
A big reduction in plastic production is the only way we can start to tackle the plastic crisis. Last month, the UK took a major step forward in signing the Bridge to Busan declaration. This is a statement signed by 40 countries at the United Nations affirming the...