Nature For All Resource Hub

Nature is for all, and nature needs all of us. The more voices we have to tackle environmental issues; the better the Scottish environment will be for it.

Just as biodiversity enhances our ecosystems, so does the diversity of the people working or volunteering within our sector. Diversity of thought, perspectives, creativity, and productivity all enhance our strong voice for the environment.

Many people don’t have access to nature, feel that they don’t belong in the environment sector, or cannot join the environment sector due to life circumstances. We want to change this by making things accessible to those who cannot access nature in volunteering or work, by creating inclusive cultures to further promote social justice and climate justice. We believe that this resource hub will help you in your journey to facilitate that change through inclusion practices.

The Nature for All Resource Hub provides tools to our members to enhance confidence, skills, and knowledge in equality, equity, and inclusion to increase the diversity, volume, and size of Scotland’s voice for the environment.

We understand that time and capacity is an issue for all working in the environment sector, which is why we’ve made this hub into sections with drop-down menus to make it less overwhelming.

Nobody knows everything, and the best thing you can do is to get started on learning how to be inclusive!

You can watch an introductory video to the hub below.

We encourage you to read all the materials on the hub first, then to create an Equality Policy, and monitor your progress through a Diversity Action Plan. All members of staff and volunteers should have access to the Diversity Action Plan.

Although all materials on the hub are relevant to everyone, below is a section on which areas of the hub may be most relevant depending on job role.

Board	Protected Characteristics; Anti racism; Accessibility; How to support staff; and EDI Templates, particularly your own Diversity Action Plan and the policy templates within this section
CO/Director	If you do not have HR personnel/from a small organisation, the CO is encouraged to read all materials apart from About Us and Case Studies (unless interested!). If you do have HR personnel and not involved in recruitment, the same areas as Board are applicable
HR	Protected Characteristics; Anti racism; Accessibility; Inclusive recruitment and working cultures; How to support staff; and EDI Templates
Senior Management	All, apart from About Us, Case Studies and Inclusive Recruitment (unless involved in recruitment)
Middle Management	Protected Characteristics; How to be Inclusive; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; Accessibility; and How to Support Staff and Volunteers
Group Leader	Protected Characteristics; How to be Inclusive; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; Accessibility; and How to Support Staff and Volunteers
Someone with an outdoor role	Protected Characteristics; How to be Inclusive; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; Accessibility; and How to Support Staff and Volunteers
Policy and Advocacy roles	EDI templates will be particularly useful for this role; all sections will be helpful in terms of creating your policies and in advocacy work
Administrative and Finance roles	Protected Characteristics; How to be Inclusive; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; Accessibility; and How to Support Staff and Volunteers
Communications and Fundraising roles	Protected Characteristics; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; and Accessibility, particularly digital accessibility
Volunteer or intern	How to be Inclusive; How to be an Anti-Racist Organisation; Accessibility; and Knowing your rights- how to support staff and volunteers

As this hub has contents which require a member account, you must be a Scottish Environment LINK member organisation to be able to access some of these materials. The reason for some of the contents being member access only is due to contractual agreements between internal and external organisations, and for the recordings of events where attendees are visible to remain internal.

The Nature for All Resource Hub and project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.