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• Grouse moor management
• Protecting Scotland’s environment
• Safeguarding Scotland’s Wild Mammals
• International declaration agreed
• Rural role in green recovery
• Deep-Sea Marine Reserve Designated
• Welcome improvements to Scotland’s EU exit laws, but bill must go further for nature
• Werritty Report response
• Safeguarding Scotland’s marine environment
• RSPB Scotland welcomes seabird safe havens, but questions why Orkney sites are missing
• Iconic species protected by marine designations
• 125,000 seabirds to benefit from expansion of protected site
• 30% of Scotland’s land to be protected for nature
• Addressing rural Scotland’s gender imbalance
• Flapper skate protection
• Peatland restoration fund tackles global climate crisis
• Deer Working Group recommendations: Scottish Government response
• RSPB Scotland welcomes Scottish Government response to Independent Deer working group
• Trees for Life legal challenge to be heard at Scottish Court of Session
• Funding to restore Scotland’s iconic peatlands
• Accelerating green growth
• Beaver court case should lead to a win-win for nature and farmers
• Funding to restore nature and tackle biodiversity loss
• New Green Jobs Workforce Academy
• Support to protect Scotland’s coastlines
• Funding to tackle marine litter
• Ambitious future for rural Scotland, National Test Programme announced.
• Action on single-use plastic: Scotland first UK nation to pursue ban on some of the most problematic products.
• Breakthrough for Scotland’s beavers a win for nature, climate and farmers
• Wild salmon tracking project
• Cleaning up Scotland's waters: Views sought on Marine Litter Strategy
• Creating opportunities for women in agriculture
• The Crown Estate invests over £12million in new research to help protect the UK marine environment
• Wild Salmon Strategy Launch
• Conserving Scotland’s marine environment
• Important Orkney waters finally granted protection
• Hunting with Dogs Bill introduced to parliament
• Upskilling to address climate change
• Investing in rural tourism
• Promoting responsible investment in Scotland’s natural assets
• New National Parks for Scotland
• Funding to support salmon recovery
• Scotland’s Minister for Biodiversity takes a stand on deer
• £3.5 million for landscape-scale biodiversity projects.
• Accelerating action to tackle nature and climate crises
• Protecting Scotland’s wildlife
• Protecting habitats and species
• Hunting with Dogs Bill passed
• New long-term plan and policy comes into effect.
• Funding to help nature projects grow
• Ending the sale of peat in Scotland; phasing out use of peat to protect the environment.
• New strategy launched to protect biodiversity and economy from non-native species
• Rainforest action boost for Forestry and Land Scotland
• Broad support for new National Parks in Scotland
• Wildlife management legislation introduced to Parliament
• Next steps for national parks in Scotland
• Man sentenced for poisoning wild birds
• Carbon Neutral Islands project reaches major milestone
• Next steps for marine protection
• £550k fund to help nature thrive in Scotland’s National Parks
• Legal targets for nature recovery can mark turning point for threatened species
• New legal targets proposed for nature recovery
• Developing Nature Networks
• Investing in nature
• Projects share £4m to help nature recover
• Saving Scotland’s nature is a top priority
• Rural Scotland ignored as government confirms ban on Humane Cable Restraints
• Nominations for new National Park
• Attracting young people to rural life
• Scotland’s 2030 climate goals are no longer credible
• Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill passed
• Reaction: Scottish Grouse Bill will damage the countryside, says BASC
• A Carbon Emissions Land Tax can change the face of Scotland
• Three-quarters of Scots want more beaver reintroductions – but government agencies ‘go slow’ despite beaver deaths
• Record high peatland restoration
• Campaign calls for new law to protect environment
• Scotland’s Programme for Government: Serving nature?
• Nature’s role in economy
• NatureScot launches consultation for Scotland’s proposed new National Park in Galloway
• Tackling the nature emergency
• Response: Scottish Wildlife Trust warns of urgent need for action
• Interactive map
• Protecting Scottish Seabirds
• Restoring Scotland’s rainforests
• Restoring Scotland’s natural environment
• Sea eagle management boost
• Investing in Scotland’s natural resources
• Views on climate crisis
• Trust welcomes Government's National Deer Management Plan
• New National Park decision
• Record levels of peatland restored
• Expansion of peatland restoration in west of Scotland part of record setting efforts
• Marine Fund Scotland 2025-26 launches
• New climate targets set
• Growing offshore wind
• Growing the forests of the future
• Action to restore seabird populations: Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan published.
• Building climate resilience
• £6 million for Scotland’s environment
• Scottish Government’s Decision on Managing Fishing Activity in Offshore MPAs
• New byelaw boosts wildfire mitigation in National Park
• Protecting and restoring rainforests
• World’s deadliest windfarm? Help save our seabirds from Bewick Bank
• Trust statement on the announcement of Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040
• Supporting marine industries and coastal communities
• Nature projects share £5 million cash boost
• Landmark Nature Restoration Bill passed
• Supporting community climate action
• Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned
• Tackling climate change at a local level
• The Scottish Seabird Centre calls for urgent action to address concerns over seabird bycatch

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