Latest press releases
Car park upgrade at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve
22 September, 2021
As part of visitor improvements on St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, major works will begin shortly to improve the car park.
It’s not too late to reverse biodiversity decline by 2030, UK’s five leading nature bodies say
22 September, 2021
- Five UK statutory nature agencies call on all parts of society for greater action and investment in nature now.
- Report recommends businesses, organisations, cities and governments adopt targets to become Nature Positive – putting the crises of biodiversity loss and climate change on an equal footing.
- Natural England (NE), Natural Resources Wales (NRW), NatureScot, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) recommend nine priority actions to achieve a Nature Positive UK by 2030.
From Beinn Eighe to Benghazi
17 September, 2021
An innovative method developed in Scotland to help conserve genetic diversity in wild species is being trialled in Libya thanks to a new collaboration.
Secrets of Fair Isle sea caves revealed
10 September, 2021
High resolution images available to download below
Varied fortunes for Scotland’s wintering waterbirds
09 September, 2021
Numbers of wintering waterbirds have declined overall in Scotland, with waders showing the greatest decrease.
Seabird numbers decline by almost 50%
03 September, 2021
Numbers of breeding seabirds in Scotland have declined by almost 50% since the 1980s, a new report shows.