Scotland's countryside charity. Current campaigns on Green Belts, National Parks, Circular Economy. APRS - Action to Protect Rural Scotland.
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Join us for a new adventure... see you there! 🥾
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As Artemis II heads to the moon, we are delighted to launch our new campaign ... into ORBIT!
Elon Musk wants to put a million data centres into space but that's not happening on our watch.
From the Scotland's countryside to the Final Frontier, join us at serversinspace.com
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Today members of @ScotParl will debate the topic of Invasive Non-Native Species in Scotland, taking reference from LINK's report which was published this May.
Read the report:
scotlink.org/publication/inn…
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Plastic causes climate-wrecking emissions, environmental damage and harms on our health.
@scotgov needs to make good on its promise to tackle the plastics crisis.
'Solutions must address the root cause of the crisis'
Plastics crisis action 'insufficient' as Swinney told to back global treaty
heraldscotland.com/news/2468…
Exclusive by @_RebeccaMcCurdy
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'Solutions must address the root cause of the crisis'
Plastics crisis action 'insufficient' as Swinney told to back global treaty
heraldscotland.com/news/2468…
Exclusive by @_RebeccaMcCurdy
🚨Two weeks to go! 🚨
Our webinar series with @PlanDemoc starts on Wednesday, 6th November.
At our first webinar, we will have speakers from the @CIEEMnet and @NBNTrust's Better Biodiversity Data Project.
Book here 👉 aprs.scot/event/joint-webina…
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Helping nature recover will support our health and wellbeing, make Scotland more resilient to climate change, and protect our ability to produce food.
But nature desperately needs funding.
Sign our petition telling @scotgov to invest in nature:
scotlandlovesnature.scot/pet…
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Next week, Kat Jones will talk about circumnavigating the 11 designated Green Belts around Greater Glasgow, and how it turned into a 300km peri-urban adventure!
Book tickets now at rsgs.org/events
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Young people are learning from wild Europe and having important conversations about rewilding Scotland.🌳
We’re excited to have launched a set of free classroom resources tailored for students aged 14+. Lesson plans, presentations and more are available in both English and Gaelic, designed to take students on a journey across the recovering landscapes of mainland Europe, and encourage thinking about how a wilder Scotland could look. Read more here: bit.ly/SRAsr
👉School resources (English): bit.ly/rn-sch
👉Stòrasan Sgoile (Ghàidhlig): bit.ly/rn-sch-ga
There is now 20 days until our Winter Webinar series gets underway.
We're working with @PlanDemoc to bring you four new webinars that focus on nature and the planning system.
All event details 👉 aprs.scot/events
eventbrite.co.uk/e/monitorin…
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We're looking for three host farms to take part in our Resilient Farm Network (RFN) initiative, a five-year (2025-2029) programme to boost climate and nature-friendly farming in a way that is profitable for farmers.
For more, including a free event ▶️ - lochlomond-trossachs.org/far…
ALT A Highland cow with long horns and shaggy fur grazing in a field, with mountains and a clear sky in the background.
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It's 10 years since the carrier bag charge was introduced in Scotland!
Our incredible @mcsuk Beachwatch volunteers gathered the data to get the new law & are now showing its success - on average nearly 90% less bags on beaches!
Thanks @STVNews - Now we need to move to reuse! – at Nairn, Scotland
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Tell us what you think 🔥
We want your views on the wording of a seasonal fire byelaw, which will last from 1 April to 30 September each year.
Find out more and have your say at cairngorms.co.uk/working-tog…
The deadline for responses is 16 December 2024.
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Farmers in @lomondtrossachs are invited to join the new Resilient Farm Network to boost sustainability, enhance biodiversity, and tackle climate change! 🚜
Full Story 👉 lochlomond-trossachs.org/far…
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This report from @ScotLINK highlighted how Scotland’s National Parks can contributing at a greater level to both environmental goals and rural economies
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aprs.scot/press-release/farm…
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Coming soon our joint webinar series with
@APRScotland on Nature and Planning.
Webinar 1 on Monitoring Biodiversity 6th Nov 7-8.30pm Covers the role of planning in protecting & enhancing biodiversity & the importance of recording wildlife. @improvserv
bit.ly/3BG5sDN
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Yesterday in Perth we gathered with members for our Annual Congress, which this year looked at the important topic of countering dis- and mis-information.
Many thanks to all speakers, workshop leaders and attendees for making the day full of such important discussions!
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Coming soon our joint webinar series with @APRScotland on Nature and Planning. Webinar 1 on Monitoring Biodiversity 6th Nov 7-8.30pm Covers the role of planning in protecting & enhancing biodiversity & the importance of recording wildlife. bit.ly/3BG5sDN