Tag: Environment

Darwin’s finches offer fresh insights

A bird family that helped Charles Darwin devise his famed theory has offered new insight into island biodiversity thanks to a study from Edinburgh...

Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions fall by 3.6% in 2013

SCOTTISH greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to have been 53.0 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2013. The latest figures, published by Scotland’s Chief...

Outlander creator joins calls to scrap wind farm

OUTLANDER creator Diana Gabaldon has joined the chorus of protesters against proposals for the Rannach Moor wind farm. Plans for the farm outline a scheme of...

Edinburgh plans for electric taxis

ELECTRIC taxis may soon be on the streets of Edinburgh after councillors approved plans to change licensing conditions. Members of the Regulatory Committee agreed to...

91% back return of lynx in Scotland

Research by the Lynx UK Trust has shown that 91% of the UK public are in favour of a trial reintroduction of the lynx...

New plans to protect Scotland’s first National Park

NEW plans to protect Scotland’s first National Park have been approved today following an extensive public consultation. Four camping management byelaw zones will be implemented...

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