A VOLUNTEER who began tidying up his local woods because he was ‘appalled’ by the levels of litter has been named volunteer of the year at a prestigious awards night. Andy Black, a volunteer warden from Livingston, West Lothian, was presented with the award from the Woodland Trust at a ceremony at Belton Woods’ hotel …
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RARE birds in Scotland face being wiped out by climate change, behaviour experts warned today. They also say migratory birds and other behaviours are being radically altered leaving species more vulnerable. The State of the UK’s Birds report, says the RSPB, should serve as a continued warning as to the dangers faced.
THE Marine Conservation Society is calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a new levy on plastic drinking straws after shock new figures revealed a dramatic rise in litter across the nation’s beaches. They are also calling for charges to be introduced on plastic cups, lids, stirrers and cutlery. It comes as evidence shows charging …
AS the Scottish Government’s consultation over Low Emission Zones comes to a close. four experts from different fields offer their opinions on what needs done to ensure Scotland takes full advantage of them between 2018 and 2020. Glasgow will be first, followed by Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee in a bid to tackle toxic air pollution. …
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have reacted with significant dismay over the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget announcements today. There appeared to be little cheer for the renewables sector, a look again towards extending the North Sea oil industry, with drivers on the road arguably being denied any real incentives to switch to cleaner forms of transport. It was …
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FOREST Enterprise Scotland says it is on the hunt for eight new Modern Apprentices to begin a career with them in forestry. New recruits will learn forestry skills ranging from tree planting, felling and forest surveying right through to organising community recreation events. A similar scheme between 2006 and 2016 saw women account for around …
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FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled ambitious plans for a Scottish National Investment Bank in September as a key plank of her programme for government. With it, she turned to trusted industry heads and promised a Just Transition Commission, identifying the potential it has to create real change. But today – as consultation on the bank’s …
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HIGH-resolution maps of the complex landscape beneath a major West Antarctic glacier could prove valuable for helping forecast global sea level rise, researchers led by Edinburgh University say. New radar surveys of the land beneath Pine Island Glacier, obtained by teams out using snowmobile, have revealed what they say is a surprisingly diverse, mountainous landscape …
RED squirrel populations on Scotland’s northern forests appear to be growing thanks to a project to help reintroduce them to the Highlands. Trees for Life say there is now evidence of ‘natural expansion’ in areas where they had been lost, overcoming geographical challenges. Because reds travel between trees and avoid crossing large open spaces, they can’t …
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SCOTLAND is on course to become one of the toughest anti-fracking areas in the world after MSPs voted overwhelmingly to ban it. The historic vote 91 to 28 at Holyrood included even tougher ties than had immediately been proposed in the wave of fierce campaigning. Because the Scottish Government have also vowed to look at …
