Today MSPs at Holyrood voted to pass the EU Continuity Bill, setting out how Scotland will protect its natural environment from 1 January 2021, when the crucial environmental safeguards that come with EU membership cease to apply. The Fight for Scotland’s Nature campaign has called since 2018 for strong new laws to protect and restore … [continue reading]
Days to go before crucial vote to protect Scotland’s environment post-Brexit
Scottish Environment LINK has warned Scotland’s natural environment and wildlife remain at grave risk unless major gaps in new Scottish nature laws are closed before Brexit. … [continue reading] Days to go before crucial vote to protect Scotland’s environment post-Brexit
Welcome improvements to Scotland’s EU exit laws, but bill must go further for nature
Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environmental charities, has today welcomed initial improvements to the Scottish Government’s EU Continuity Bill, which delivers crucial post-Brexit environmental protections, including an environment watchdog. … [continue reading] Welcome improvements to Scotland’s EU exit laws, but bill must go further for nature
Scotland’s new environment watchdog must provide real recourse to justice
When a local beauty spot – a beach, a wood, a hillside – comes under threat, local people are very often its most passionate defenders. Meetings are held, alliances formed, knowledge rapidly acquired and shared, and politicians lobbied in a quest to save a much-loved piece of nature. … [continue reading] Scotland’s new environment watchdog must provide real recourse to justice
Why we must have an independent environment watchdog for Scotland
Last month, the Scottish Government declared responsibility for transformative change for nature. With 1 in 9 species at risk of extinction in Scotland and the world failing to meet its commitments for nature, we must take immediate action to enact laws that protect and enhance the nature around us before it is gone forever. … [continue reading] Why we must have an independent environment watchdog for Scotland
UK internal market could seriously harm Scotland’s environment
Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environment charities, has warned the UK government that its plan to create a UK internal market could seriously harm Scotland’s natural environment by dragging down standards. … [continue reading] UK internal market could seriously harm Scotland’s environment
Have a happy and safe new year everyone! Here’s to 2021, to a blue-green recovery, to Scotland’s #YCW2021, and to continued #OceanOptimism. This year we will continue to work to #SaveScottishSeas and #FightforScotlandsNature. We can do this, our oceans need us 💙🌊
Thank you to everyone that helped #fightforscotlandsnature by writing to their MSPs. @scotlink have summed up the debate & state of play 👇. Some good wins thanks to your support but frustration at vote against amendment to enable ESS to consider cases. 🌍 https://www.fightforscotlandsnature.scot/news/vote-secures-some-key-post-brexit-nature-protections-but-major-gaps-remain/
Vote secures some key post-Brexit nature protections, but major gaps remain #FightForScotlandsNature https://www.fightforscotlandsnature.scot/news/vote-secures-some-key-post-brexit-nature-protections-but-major-gaps-remain/
Great thread summarising how votes went today on Continuity (Scotland) Bill. Thanks to everyone who wrote to their MSPs to help #fightforscotlandsnature. Disappointing not to get amendment enabling Environment Standards Scotland to take action in response to individual complaints
@markruskell speaks powerfully about the importance of setting new environmental targets to protect nature📈 Keep an eye for more on this issue from the #FightforScotlandsNature campaign in 2021.
Deeply disappointing outcome - a majority of MSPs vote against the amendments that would allow allow Scotland's new watchdog to take action in response to individual complaints of environmental harm. Thanks to the many, many campaigners who have supported #FightforScotlandsNature