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Scottish Environment LINK is the forum for Scotland’s voluntary environment community, with 50 member bodies representing a broad spectrum of environmental interests with the common goal of contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society.

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Scotland faces lost decade for farming reform, say environmental groups

24 Mar 2026

Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Rural Support Plan, environmental groups have warned that the plan represents a “lost decade” to support farmers and crofters to meet Scotland’s climate and nature targets.    After Brexit, Scotland and other UK nations were required to develop new farm funding systems to replace the EU’s Common […]

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Why I was right to walk out of Government’s farming talks

04 Mar 2026

When independent government advisors have zero confidence in government policy, there’s something badly wrong. But zero confidence is what the Climate Change Committee says it has in the Scottish government’s policies for reducing farming emissions beyond 2030.  The climate watchdog’s latest report examines Scotland’s progress in reducing emissions and analyses whether government policy will do what it needs to […]

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Scotland must do more to cut farming emissions, say climate advisors

25 Feb 2026

Environment charities have called on the Scottish government to urgently change track following a warning from climate advisors that Scotland does not have a clear pathway to reduce emissions from farming. Today’s [Wednesday] progress report by the Climate Change Committee shows that the independent advisors do not have confidence that any of the government’s policies […]

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LINK has over 50 Members representing a broad spectrum of environmental interests with the common goal of contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society.

Together they are the joint voice of the environment sector.

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