LINK Thinks

LINK Thinks is a space for members and others to express their views about Scotland’s environment. If you would like to contribute a blog please contact information@scotlink.org. The opinions expressed in this blog are the author's and not necessarily those of the wider LINK membership.

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Letter to Mairi Gougeon on farming’s contribution to Net Zero

06 May 2024

On 2 May, 21 organisations wrote to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, calling for a marked increase in the pace and scope of change in Scotland’s farm support system, to enable farming to meaningfully contribute to Scotland reaching Net Zero. The full letter, also available here and reported in The […]

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Nature and the UK General Election: Key priorities for Scotland

15 Apr 2024

The UK is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. The most recent State of Nature Report – the UK’s most comprehensive report on biodiversity – has clearly mapped the continued decline of our wildlife over the past decades, following on from the UK’s already extensive historical loss of nature prior to contemporary […]

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A venison subsidy is a positive and unifying issue for deer management in Scotland

11 Apr 2024

Tom Turnbull is Chair of the Association of Deer Management Groups, Duncan Orr-Ewing is Convenor of Scottish Environment LINK’s Deer Group and Richard Cooke is Chair of Scottish Venison.  They are all members of the Common Ground Forum. Scottish venison is bringing people from all sides of the deer debate together.  Of all the qualities […]

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Scotland’s Circular Economy Bill

03 Apr 2024

By Phoebe Cochrane, Scottish Environment LINK’s Sustainable Economics Officer Image: Friends of the Earth Scotland/Iain McLean Moving towards a more circular economy is important and urgent.  Globally, about 90% of biodiversity loss can be attributed to resource extraction and processing and, in Scotland, about 80% of our carbon footprint is from emissions embedded in goods […]

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Welcoming the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill

25 Mar 2024

Duncan Orr-Ewing is Head of Species and Land Management at RSPB Scotland, and a member of the Scottish Leadership Team of RSPB Scotland. He has been involved in game and upland management policy issues since the early 2000s. He manages the RSPB’s UK Investigations Team which works with the Police and other enforcement agencies to […]

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A strong Circular Economy

19 Mar 2024

Moving towards a more circular economy is important and urgent.  Globally, about 90% of biodiversity loss can be attributed to resource extraction and processing and, in Scotland, about 80% of our carbon footprint is from emissions embedded in goods we use and consume. A transition to a more circular economy, where we use products and […]

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Getting to grips with recycling

13 Mar 2024

Getting recycling right is an element of a more circular economy . Globally, about 90% of biodiversity loss can be attributed to resource extraction and processing and, in Scotland, about 80% of our carbon footprint is from emissions embedded in goods we use and consume.  A transition to a more circular economy, where we use […]

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Farm for Scotland’s Future: talking about farming and crofting

11 Mar 2024

On 6 March, LINK held a Holyrood Parliamentary Reception, bringing people together around the Farm for Scotland’s Future campaign. We started with two short videos from two very different farmers, both working with nature to the benefit of their businesses. First Johnnie Balfour, who farms in Fife, talks about doing more for nature and climate […]

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Reduce and Reuse – are Scottish Government proposals up to the job?

04 Mar 2024

A more circular economy is really important. Globally, about 90% of biodiversity loss can be attributed to resource extraction and processing and, in Scotland, about 80% of our carbon footprint is from emissions embedded in goods we use and consume. A transition to a more circular economy, where we use products and materials again and […]

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