An Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland? – A Discussion Paper
This paper from Scottish Environment LINK’s Legal Strategy Subgroup sets out the case for an Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland ahead of our seminar of the same name on 14…

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This paper from Scottish Environment LINK’s Legal Strategy Subgroup sets out the case for an Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland ahead of our seminar of the same name on 14…
A briefing by Scottish Environment LINK on the economic impacts, seismic activity and decommissioning of fracking and unconventional fossil fuels.
Authors: Brandon Wu (ActionAid USA), Dr. Anne Schiffer (Friends of the Earth Scotland), Bridget Burns (Women's Environment & Development Organization) Published September, 2016 The world is in the grips…
In advance of the Spending Review, we have joined forces with thirteen other organisations and written to the Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, to urge the Scottish Government commit a minimum…
This briefing was published with UK partners as part of our campaign to encourage local government pension schemes to go fossil free. Local governments in the UK manage pension funds…
Report setting out the serious dangers that Underground Coal Gasification and Coal Chemicals poses in terms of climate change, local environmental impacts, and public health. Friends of the Earth Scotland…
From stopping acid rain to banning toxic chemicals and cleaner beaches being part of the EU has made Scotland a better place. Only by working together across Europe can we…
We need to move away from highly concentrated, profit-driven banking to an ecosystem of institutions which are structurally designed to work for the common good. All around the world “normal”…
Air pollution is causing a public health crisis in Scotland. It is responsible for thousands of early deaths each year and reduces the quality of life for many more, especially…