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Category Archives: conservation
Scottish Ecology, Environment and Conservation Conference 2018: Panel Debate
In this blog, Elsa Kivinen, a second year undergraduate studying Geography and sustainable development at St Andrews University, reflects on a lively debate at the third student conference #SEECC2018 What are the greatest environmental challenges facing Scotland? How do we … Continue reading
Chainsaws, rotten wood and cages: the efforts to save the pine hoverfly
Athayde Tonhasca discusses the conservation efforts to protect one of Scotland’s most endangered species. The ephemeral habitat of the pine hoverfly In a mature Scots pine forest, trees are often infected by the heart rot fungus Phaeolus schweinitzii, which … Continue reading
SNH divers assess Loch Carron flame shell bed damage
Images of bright orange, dead flame shells strewn across the seabed in Loch Carron received widespread social and mainstream media coverage recently. Recreational divers had reported that the flame shell bed – a rare and ecologically important habitat – had … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, conservation, Marine, Marine Protected Areas, MPA, MPAs, Priority Marine Features, Protected Areas, Research, sea life, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, Coast, conservation, flame shells, Limaria hians, marine, Marine Protected Area, Marine Scotland, marine survey, MPA, nature, photography, PMF, Priority Marine Features, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, Wildlife
What will global conservation look like 50 years from now…
SNH’s Clive Mitchell, Strategic Development Manager, examines the question. The inaugural WildTalk event on wildlife conservation at St Andrew’s University saw four speakers take on the challenge of anticipating what global conservation might look like 50 years from now. The … Continue reading
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Tagged natural resources, nature conservation, Scottish Natural Heritage, WildTalk
Connecting people to nature – a key outcome of the World Conservation Congress
Fantastic Beasts’ actor Alison Sudol and executives from National Geographic, Parks Canada, Google Earth Outreach and Vulcan Productions were just a few of many leaders that took part in the launch of the #NatureForAll movement at the 2016 IUCN (International … Continue reading
