It’s been said often enough, but many of us have never before appreciated or even noticed our natural environment as much as we have since the pandemic. Like a long lost friend, nature has helped to soften the blow of a tough few months peppered with restrictions after restrictions. For me highlights have been scuffing leaves along my regular woodland path in autumn … [continue reading] Nature, our long lost friend
Scotland’s nature can recover
The month of May, I contend, is one of Scotland’s best. Even when spring has been slow to show itself, suddenly in May it puts on a performance, full of bees and blossom and bright green leaves. Nature’s drive for renewal is evident all around us. Added to that, May is Scotland’s sunniest month, and when the sun shines in May I can fool myself that it’s going to stay with us right through to September. … [continue reading] Scotland’s nature can recover
Scotland’s environment post-Brexit: assessing the success of the EU Continuity Bill
Scotland’s EU Continuity Bill was passed by MSPs on 22 December 2020. This bill is an important one for Scotland’s natural environment, as it aims to ensure that the environmental safeguards that came with EU membership remain in place now that the UK has left the EU. … [continue reading] Scotland’s environment post-Brexit: assessing the success of the EU Continuity Bill
Vote secures some key post-Brexit nature protections, but major gaps remain
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
We're delighted to be a member of @ScotLINK, and this article sums up why we'll be calling our audiences to support the #FightForScotlandsNature campaign when it launches on 20 May: http://ow.ly/rLtL50EGdjd
"Whoever gets to lead Scotland...must put the health & wellbeing of its people & with it the health & wellbeing of our natural world at the heart of all decision making."
Read @ScotLINK's @DeborahlLong in @heraldscotland on the #FightForScotlandsNature:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19281570.deborah-long-ministers-need--show-clear-leadership-protect-scotlands-nature/
'A survey conducted by @N_T_S shows that almost three quarters of people in Scotland (74%) would support the Scottish government introducing legally binding targets to halt and reverse the rapid decline in nature' @DeborahlLong #FightForScotlandsNature https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19281570.deborah-long-ministers-need--show-clear-leadership-protect-scotlands-nature/
Great article in the Scotsman by @ScotLINK as to why we all need to put Scotland's nature on the road to recovery: http://ow.ly/YyLq50EFiwP #FightForScotlandsNature #nevermoreneeded
'Decline is not inevitable. As the month of May so amply demonstrates, nature has quite a lust for life. Just as people can recover, so can nature.' #FightForScotlandsNature 📷@Dolphinchaz https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/put-scotlands-nature-on-the-track-to-recovery-miriam-ross-3221078