Reading Time: 4 minutes The 23 -29 July is National Parks Week 2018, the annual celebration of National Parks in Scotland and across the UK. With active campaigns underway
Category: Environment & Energy
Electronic shock collars for dogs
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2017-18 stated: “We will tightly control the use of electronic dog training collars to allow responsible use under supervision
International Bog Day 2018: Where are we with the restoration of Scotland’s Bogs?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sunday the 22nd of July is International Bog Day, which of course couldn’t go unmarked without a SPICe ‘Bog Blog’. In the run up to
Guest blog – A Scottish Publicly Owned Energy Company?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ragne Low from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde presents a scoping note, commissioned by the Parliament’s Economy, Jobs and Fair
The Legal Protection of Beavers in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutes In November 2016, following months of debate, the Scottish Government announced that beavers will receive legal protection, subject to a Parliamentary vote. Roseanna Cunningham MSP,
The New Climate Change Bill – A World Leading Ambition?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last week (23rd May) the Scottish Government brought forward a Bill to keep Scotland at the “forefront of global ambition” on climate change. So, what
World Bee Day – 20 May 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutes The United Nations declared 20 May 2018 as World Bee Day, to highlight the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators. Bees are major pollinators
Cycling – What works?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Increasing the proportion of everyday journeys made by bike is a policy aim of the Scottish Government. The First Minister announced in a statement to
Implementation of Land Reform Measures
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prior to devolution, Government policy on land reform was widely considered to be conspicuous by its absence. Therefore, the development of land reform as a
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutes As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those