Time is running out for Scotland's seas! ⏳ This blog summarises the key pledges made by the Scottish political parties on ocean action, climate, pollution and a just transition from our recent Sea Scotland hustings. Read more www.scotlink.org/scotlands-oc... #Scotland #ClimateAction #MarineLife

Environment groups including LINK and RSPB Scotland have quit the Scottish Government’s farming policy groups, saying the urgent need to help farmers and crofters tackle the climate & nature crises is being ignored. Read more www.scotlink.org/environmenta... #SustainableFarming #ClimateAction

We celebrate the wonderful life & legacy of John Mayhew, former LINK Chair (2006-2009) & a true friend. Generous, supportive, and great fun, he enriched the lives of all who worked alongside him. He will be deeply missed. Read some of our memories of him: www.scotlink.org/john-mayhew-...

Scot Gov delays marine protection (again) until AFTER May 2026 election Lines on a map are NOT protection! Destructive bottom trawling continues in our protected areas, devastating vital habitats. The costs of this delay are severe. Read more: www.scotlink.org/environment-... #savescottishseas

Congrats to Ariane Burgess, LINK’s Nature Champion of 2025! She went above & beyond for the Eurasian Beaver. We will soon be starting a species spotlight of the week, highlighting Scotland’s iconic species & the MSPs who champion them. Stay tuned! Learn more: www.scotlink.org/link-campaig...

Which MSP Nature Champions have stood up for nature in 2025? Who's been the adders' advocate, the puffins' protector, the hero of heathlands? We’ll be announcing the winner of the MSP Nature Champion of the Year award this Wednesday @ 8pm - stay tuned!🏆 Discover more: scotlink.org/link-campaig...

Healthy seas need more than just marine protected areas. In case you missed it, our latest blog highlights how new proposals limit damaging gear in specific zones to save priority marine features like maerl beds & oyster beds. Read LINK’s Esther Brooker’s take: bit.ly/4pYaW0t #SaveScottishSeas

Today, some of @scotlink.bsky.social CEOs gathered in Birnam to discuss the future, share plans, hopes and ambitions for Scotland’s environment. I’m truly honoured to work with such smart, inspiring and generous leaders.

Why do we need targets for nature recovery? 🎯🌱 climate goals, legally binding nature targets are crucial for Scotland to drive real investment & strategic restoration. Past efforts fell short without them. It's time for decisive leadership! Read more: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/we-need-natu...

Scotland needs nature restoration to adapt to the climate crisis! LINK’s new report shows that nature can buffer heatwaves, protect coasts & store carbon… but we need greater investment from the Scottish Govt! 👉 Read the full Report www.scotlink.org/publication/... #ClimateAdaptation #Scotland

1 in 9 species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. But we can change this! The Natural Environment Bill is a chance to turn things around for Scotland's amazing nature. 💚 Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs: scotlink.eaction.online/targets #NatureRestoration @scotlink.bsky.social

Politicians claim green regulations kill growth, but is there any truth to the rhetoric? 🤔 📝 🌿 LINK's Chair, James Curran, analyses 10 years of OECD data across 40 nations, finding NO statistical link between stricter eco-rules and lower GDP. Read the blog here: www.scotlink.org/you-say-econ...

LINK's Deborah Long in the new 'ScotLand Futures' report argues land reform must empower human & natural communities currently limited by concentrated ownership. Read her full perspective on pg.16 www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/69... @naturepower.bsky.social @scottishlandcom.bsky.social

Today MSPs in a key parliamentary committee are debating crucial changes to the Natural Environment Bill! 🐦🐝🐈🐿️ We’re calling on them to make sure Scotland's new nature targets are as strong as possible, and that they come into force without delay. #ScottishParliament #ScotlandLovesNature

The resilience of Scotland's fishing industry starts with healthy seas Our briefing calls for the Scottish Govt to implement a just transition & protection for inshore Marine Protected Areas to ensure sustainable fish stocks & livelihoods for future generations 🔗 www.scotlink.org/publication/...

Don't miss your chance to take action for nature! 🦋🐦🌿🦔🐳 Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs today 🔗 👇 scotlink.eaction.online/targets #nature #ScotlandLovesNature #NaturalEnvironmentBill #ActNow

One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature. Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets #Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill

One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature. Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets #Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill

Great to see so many members at our annual congress yesterday! Our theme was ‘standing up for nature – how to win for the planet in an era of turmoil’, and topics ranged from restoring faith in the future to keeping the environment on the agenda in the 2026 Holyrood election. Hugely inspiring!

I really enjoyed speaking at @scotlink.bsky.social Congress today on behalf of @uofglasgow.bsky.social & Ipsos on issues ranging from political accountability to keeping environment on the agenda in May's elections - not an easy ask. The environmental agenda looks in good hands in Scotland.

Heading home after an interesting day at the Scottish Environment LINK annual congress. Always a good discussion - but so many (familiar) barriers to progress & delivery on nature & climate issues. Great to catch up with ‘old’ colleagues, and thanks to staff! @scotlink.bsky.social

Audrey Nicoll, MSP & LINK Nature Champion, highlighted key findings from our "Restoring Scotland's Waters" report, calling for a national strategy: catchment management, riparian woodland, & protecting water stores to boost resilience. Read our full report here: www.scotlink.org/publication/...

Our reaction to the new draft Climate Change Plan: major missed opportunities to reduce emissions in some of the most polluting sectors in ways that deliver meaningful improvements to the lives of people in Scotland. 👇 www.stopclimatechaos.scot/new-draft-cl...

Join Scotland’s Climate March on Sat 15th Nov to demand a better world as part of a Global Day of Action 📢 Assemble at 11am, Glasgow Green. Get involved: climatemarch.scot #ScotlandsClimateMarch #COP30 #mutirãocop30

If Nature could speak, what would she say? 🌱🔊 Check out this blog post written by LINK's Deborah Long: www.scotlink.org/a-letter-fro... @naturepower.bsky.social #NatureIsLife #Scotland #BiodiversityLoss #JustTransition

The Scottish Government needs to take urgent action to save Scotland’s water— a vital resource that sustains us and many important wildlife habitats. 💧🚰 Our "Restoring scotland's waters" report calls for a stronger River Basin Management Plan for 2027. Read report: www.scotlink.org/publication/...

It’s not every day you see a giant bumblebee at Parliament! But today we spotted one urging MSPs to back a strong and ambitious Natural Environment Bill for Scotland’s wildlife 💪🐝🌼 #ScotlandLovesNature

Protect our wildlife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Today, @scotlink.bsky.social's Nature Champions are dressed as Scottish animals, including our very own wildcat costume. The campaigners are demonstrating outside the Scottish parliament as MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill 🗳️

Ruffling feathers: #ScotlandLovesNature campaigners at #ScottishParliament today, as MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill. It’s seen as a vital opportunity to set strong targets for nature recovery. Organised by @ScotLink.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill. This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝 This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾 #savenature

Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨 We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...

Each spring hundreds of thousands of seabirds, from puffins to gannets, return to the safety of the Firth of Forth islands to breed. Berwick Bank could kill thousands of them. Please join us to call on SSE and First Minister John Swinney to #StopBerwickBank↙️ www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...

We’ve united with nature charities across Scotland call on the First Minister to stop #BerwickBank. If progressed it could be the deadliest windfarm for birds on the planet. Green energy is essential for the #climatecrisis, but not at this huge ecological cost↙️ www.seabird.org/press-releas...

🚨 Scotland's Nature is at Stake! 🚨 Dr. Deborah Long's recent article makes a clear case: Scotland's struggling nature needs legally-binding recovery targets. The vote this Thursday Oct 30th determines if we can set them! Read more: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/make-nature-... #nature #scotland

It’s hard to imagine a more important task than restoring nature, which sustains our very lives and is our only home. By supporting real action through the Natural Environment Bill, our politicians can show us that at last they’re starting to make nature a priority. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

The Scottish government has published proposals for protecting priority marine features (PMFs) such as flame shell and maerl beds outside marine protected areas. Read our new blog to why this matters for Scotland’s seas and coastal communities: www.scotlink.org/new-manageme...

Climate and nature groups will be marching together at the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march in Edinburgh on 25 October. Details below!

Nature-friendly farming helps save wildlife and tackle climate change. But Scotland's farmers and crofters need more support. Join @rspbscotland.bsky.social's call for Scotland's leaders to invest in a future where wildlife and farmers thrive. Take action now: action.rspb.org.uk/page/174887/...

The SNP and Labour have been warned that abandoning environmentally-friendly policies will lose them votes according to new polling

Huge thanks to our speakers from @scottishgreens.org @scotlibdems.org.uk @snp.org and Scottish Labour, and all the delegates who attended @seascotland.bsky.social's first ever Ocean Hustings on Monday! It was great to share ideas on how we can bring our seas back to health. @youth4seas.bsky.social

On 30 October MSPs will debate the Natural Environment Bill - a vital opportunity to ensure that Scotland sets legally binding nature recovery targets. Help inspire MSPs to support meaningful action for nature by sharing these 40 powerful messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...

There's a great job available with LINK member @wtscotsocial.bsky.social 👇

Join our SNP conference fringe event on Sunday from 5-6pm: 🗓️ Credible climate and nature leadership: how the SNP can win votes in 2026 Speakers: Dr Alasdair Allan MSP Dr Chris Pollard @climateoutreach.bsky.social Dan Paris @scotlink.bsky.social Jamie Livingstone @oxfamscotland.bsky.social

Sea Scotland 2025 is now sold out! ✨ But good news — you can still join us online. 🎥 On Monday 6 October from 7pm - 8.30pm, we will hear Scotland’s political parties' ideas and plans for the future of our seas ahead of the Holyrood 2026 elections. Watch live 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCt...

The UK's Climate Change Act, with its statutory targets for reducing emissions, must not be scrapped. Climate change is the single biggest threat facing both people and nature, and we cannot protect and restore nature without tackling it. Targets are a vital tool, proven to drive action.

'We know protection works' - Calum Duncan, convenor of our marine group, spoke to @parliament.scot Rural Affairs and Islands Committee this morning about fisheries management measures for offshore marine protected areas. Contains information licensed under the Scottish Parliament Copyright Licence.

We're pleased that the @parliament.scot Rural Affairs and Islands Committee has backed proposals in the Natural Environment Bill to introduce statutory targets to restore nature. Nature targets are a key demand of our Scotland Loves Nature campaign. Read more: www.scotlink.org/msps-back-na...

The next Scottish Government must take action to protect and restore the natural environment in the face of climate change and threats to biodiversity. Ahead of the Holyrood election next year, we've published a manifesto for nature. Read more: www.scotlink.org/manifesto-fo...

🌊New blog! Scotland’s policies aspire to empower communities in marine decision-making, but our recent research supported by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social and delivered by @howellmarine.bsky.social shows big gaps between ambition and reality. Read in full: www.scotlink.org/giving-scotl...

Hundreds of people answered our call to write messages to MSPs about their love for Scotland's nature. Leslie's message is one of 40 collected in a little book that we've sent to every MSP. Read the 40 messages: www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/dear-msp-nat...