Groundbreaking Edinburgh Living Landscape launched
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An initiative that aims to make Edinburgh the best city in Europe to live in by 2050 has launched today with an event attended by Minister for Local Government and …
Trust welcomes carrier bag charge in Scotland
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The Trust has welcomed the introduction of a charge on single-use carrier bags in Scotland. From 20 October, shoppers will be charged 5p for bags in an attempt to reduce …
Trust Chief Executive speaks on rewilding
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Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Jonny Hughes, has addressed over 1,000 people on the topic of rewilding at an event held by Earthwatch in London this evening. The …
Birds and the bees could benefit from new farm measures
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust has responded to the new so-called ‘greening’ measures announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Richard Lochhead. Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Jonny …
An open letter to the European Parliament
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An open letter from Trust Chief Executive Jonny Hughes to Members of the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety about the structure of the proposed …
50 years back, 50 years forward
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Transcript of an address given by Scottish Wildlife Trust Chief Executive Jonny Hughes at National Members’ Day on 20 September 2014. In recent years, the Trust has developed …
Safeguards for Scottish sealife
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The Trust is delighted that the Scottish Government has created 30 new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) aimed at safeguarding the most important habitats and species in Scotland’s seas. The protected …
Seal sites proposed by Scottish Government
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The Trust welcomes today’s announcement of proposed sites that will protect seals from harassment where they come ashore. 194 haul-out sites, where seals come onto land to rest, breed or …
Trust welcomes Scottish Government support for a ‘natural highway’
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust welcomes the Scottish Government’s endorsement of a national ecological network (NEN) – a natural highway for wildlife – in Scotland’s new national planning strategy which was …
Calls for Government to prioritise European money wisely
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Ahead of the Scottish Government’s statement on the Common Agricultural Policy in Parliament this afternoon, the Scottish Wildlife Trust is urging the Government to maximise monies allocated to protecting and …