Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of Scotland’s leading environmental charities will today launch an urgent campaign, “Fight for Scotland’s Nature” at the Scottish Parliament. Together they will call for Scotland to have its own environment act. Fears sparked by Brexit as well as mounting evidence of the global ecological crisis also heavily impacting Scotland has … [continue reading]
Letter to Environment Cabinet Secretary: 35 Environmental Charities call for a Scottish Environment Act
On 13 November, 35 of Scotland’s leading environmental charities wrote to Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform urging her to commit to a Scottish Environment Act. The full letter, also available here, follows.
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