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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 2018 – Alice Brawley’s Reflections
Earlier this month, we joined forces with RSPB Scotland to host the Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival Youth Conference in the Glasgow Science Centre. The day formed the closing event of a fantastic year celebrating 30 years since the Glasgow Garden … Continue reading
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Monitoring the condition of our Marine Protected Areas
Almost 90 years after St Kilda’s last 36 residents were evacuated to the mainland, the islands remain hugely important for the wildlife they support. The World Heritage Site hosts huge seabird populations, including the world’s second largest colony of North … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, conservation, cowries, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, photography, Priority Marine Features, Protected Areas, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, survey, Uncategorized
Tagged marine survey, MPAs, MPAs Marine Protected Areas, photography, PMF, Priority Marine Features, SAC, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea caves, SNH, St Kilda
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Six years on – Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas Network
A report on the progress we and our partners have made developing Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network over the last six years is presented to the Scottish Parliament today (Friday). Our MPA network today looks very different to the … Continue reading
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Reul-bhad nan Dreagan / The Meteor Constellation
Tha ainm Gàidhlig air fear de na reul-bhadan a’ cur nar cuimhne tachartas iongantach anns na speuran gach bliadhna / The Gaelic name for the constellation Ursa Minor reminds us to keep our eyes open this month for an unusual … Continue reading
SNH seabird scientist Homeward Bound to Antarctica
One of SNH’s ornithologists, Dr Helen Wade, writes about her upcoming epic trip to the Antarctica on our blog this week. In less than 2 weeks, I will be boarding a ship to Antarctica. I’ll be with 79 women from … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, conservation, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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Cross-border partnership connects people and Marine Protected Areas
We’re really pleased to be part of a €6.4 million cross-border partnership project to improve the management and monitoring of several Marine Protected Areas between Northern Ireland, Ireland and the west coast of Scotland. Over the next four years the … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, coastal, Community engagement, conservation, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, Priority Marine Features, Projects, Protected Areas, science, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, Uncategorized, wildlife management
Tagged David Attenborough, Doug Allan, INTERREG, Ireland, marine conservation, marine planning, marine species, MarPAMM, MPA, MPAs, MPAs Marine Protected Areas, Northern Ireland, SNH
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A bheil thu deiseil airson Maoin Dualchais Nàdarra is Chultarail? /Are you ready for the Natural Cultural Heritage Fund?
Tha maoin ùr luach £5 millean air fàire a chumas taic ri daoine is buidhnean is an cuid bheachdan airson seallaidhean, fiadh-bheatha is cultar na Gàidhealtachd is nan Eilean a bhrosnachadh. Bidh Maoin Dualchais Nàdarra is Chultarail fosgailte nas fhaide … Continue reading
Posted in Access, Community engagement, History, National Walking and Cycling Network, Natural Capital, Natural Health Service, Nature and technology, Nature in art, Planning, Projects, Scottish Natural Heritage, sea life, SNH, Trail, Uncategorized, Visitor centre, Volunteering, website
Tagged culture, ERDF, funding, grants, heritage, Highlands, Natural Cultural Heritage Fund, nature, Scotland, SNH, sustatinability, tourism, Wildlife
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