Scotland’s native woodlands are vital in fight against climate and biodiversity crises, Scottish Greens argue
Action to dramatically expand Scotland’s lost native woodlands will be vital in protecting the country from climate and biodiversity crises, the Scottish Green Party's rural affairs spokesperson Ariane Burgess has…
Kenya faces calls to ban use of hazardous pesticides
Campaigners have urged Kenya to ban the use of hazardous pesticides this week. This comes as a new study has identified that pesticides prohibited from being used in the European…
How the Forest of Dean Council declared a biodiversity emergency
I was elected to the Forest of Dean District Council in May 2019. Although the Forest of Dean is home to many people who value wildlife, there is a prevailing…
Scottish Greens announce the Scottish Government will deliver a £2.9m package for nature recovery
The Scottish Government will deliver a £ package for nature recovery work, the Scottish Greens revealed at their conference in Dundee. Scottish Greens co-leader and minister for green skills, circular…
The Environment Bill needs to go much further
Amendments to Bills can be opaque, impenetrable things: “delete the word ‘may’ and replace with ‘must’” and such like. Even with the increasingly standard practice of including a sentence of…
If we're going to help save elephants, we need to get our own house in order
There is, doing the rounds, a petition against poaching elephants. I signed it. But I wanted to add this footnote. I am not a cultural relativist. If something is wrong in one…