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Hundreds of green activists face legal threats from private companies and governments
Environmental campaigners have been receiving legal threats, prompting claims that private companies and the state are trying to silence them with legal bills.
Marine protection: What are the greatest risks to Scotland’s habitats?
Marine and coastal habitats have been damaged or completely destroyed, as the impact of climate change and industrial fishing hits Scotland’s seas.
Bird flu pushes ‘globally important’ Scottish seabirds into decline
Bird flu outbreaks have pushed iconic Scottish seabird species into decline for the first time, according to a new study.
Scotland’s marine protection measures explained
Ferret Fact Service looked at the state-of-play in Scotland's marine protection.
Marine protection: The Scottish species in decline
Dozens of Scotland’s marine and coastal species are critically endangered or in decline due to industrial fishing, climate change, pollution and other pressures.
Arms firms supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes invited to Holyrood
Arms companies supplying Israel have been invited to the Scottish Parliament despite the death toll in Gaza and allegations Britain could be complicit in war crimes.
Blog: Scotland’s Seas In Danger
Our new series 'Scotland's Seas in Danger' is a year-long project looking into the intricate facets of Scotland’s marine environment.
Patriotic Alternative could face legal action over whites-only Christmas campaign
A far right group has been warned that its whites-only Christmas campaign may have been unlawful.
Baillie Gifford has invested £670m in firm aiming to drill oil near Amazon
The longtime sponsor of Edinburgh’s book festival has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in a firm which wants to drill for oil near the mouth of the River Amazon, close to a reef which is a wildlife hotspot.