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Plantlife Scotland
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Plans to mine peat for a decade ‘breach climate targets’
Plans to mine peat in South Lanarkshire are “not consistent” with the Scottish Government’s targets to cut carbon pollution, says a leading climate scientist.
Alarm over peat extraction plans in south west Scotland
Plans to prolong the mining of peat at two sites in Dumfries and Galloway have alarmed environmental groups, who want a ban to protect the climate.
Highland peat extraction ‘at odds’ with climate emergency
A decision to allow the extraction of tens of thousands of tonnes of peat every year from a site in the Highlands has been labelled “incredibly disappointing” by environmental groups.
Ammonia air pollution risk as Scotland’s dairy herds grow
The growing size Scotland’s dairy herds could boost ammonia gas pollution, which contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, experts have warned.
Anger at US golf developer’s attack on Scotland’s environmental rules
US developer under fire after complaining that his plan for a golf course on a wildlife site in Scotland had been delayed by “extremely restrictive” environmental rules.
Ministers accused of ‘skullduggery’ that could harm wildlife sites
Scottish ministers have been accused of rewriting the rules and weakening legal protection for precious wildlife sites to pave the way for a controversial golf development on the north east coast.
Exhaust fumes blamed for killing mountain wildlife
Pollution from vehicle exhausts is “devastating” the fragile wild plants that cling to the artic summits of Scotland’s highest mountains, say conservationists.
Revealed: how Scotland’s wildlife is suffering
More than 1,700 of Scotland’s most precious wild animals, plants and places are in a poor state – and 600 of them are getting worse.
Rare Scottish wildlife left without legal protection
Scottish ministers have not given legal protection to ten endangered species, including four insects, two plants, two seahorses and water voles.
