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Land Reform reflections
24th March 2021
Looking back on her time as Scotland’s first Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham reflects on the progress made to progress land reform across the country
Scotland’s Climate Assembly publishes interim report
24th March 2021
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham welcomes the Climate Assembly’s interim report
Ensuring a just transition to net-zero
23rd March 2021
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham on the importance of a just transition to net-zero, as the Just Transition Commission publishes its final report
Scotland’s Third Land Use Strategy
2nd December 2020
Land Reform Secretary blogs about the critical role land use will have in our journey to net zero as a consultation launches on Scotland’s Third Land Use Strategy
UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
18th November 2020
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham comments on the UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Climate Week 2020
14th September 2020
Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham discusses Climate Week 2020, an opportunity for us to focus on Scotland’s green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Action on raptor persecution and wildlife crime
13th August 2020
Wildlife crime will not be tolerated in Scotland and we are taking decisive action to end it.
In the news: UK waste strategy
18th December 2018
You will no doubt have seen that many news outlets are running the a story this morning that the UK Government has published its Resources and Waste Strategy, which places more responsibility on manufacturers and producers to pay recycling and disposal costs.
In the news: Marine litter
29th November 2018
This morning the Marine Conservation Society published its 25th Great British Beach Clean – a mass participation beach clean and survey event – that found there’s more litter on Scottish beaches than last year.
The beach clean, which took place in September, saw volunteers remove 2,503kg of litter from Scottish beaches. In total, more than 75,000 items were picked up along the 15,680 meters of surveyed coastline, and found that cotton bud sticks at their highest level for eight years.
Success for Ulva
1st February 2018
Commenting on the decision to give consent to North West Mull Community Woodland Company Limited to proceed with its right to buy the Isle of Ulva, under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham said: “Congratulations to the North West Mull Community Woodland Company in receiving consent to proceed…