Environment

Scotland is considering new restrictions on commercial fishing across 166 marine sites and proposed management areas, with the Scottish Government’s own economic assessment estimating that the more extensive protection measures could affect up to £10.3 million in annual fishing landings. The proposals cover some

Nearly half of Scotland’s flowering plant species have declined in distribution over the past 50 years, prompting the launch of a national conservation strategy intended to halt the losses by 2030 and restore damaged plant populations and habitats by 2045. The Scottish Plant Biodiversity