By Sally Campbell. Featured image credit: Greenpeace I don’t know about you but I have been quite depressed by the lack of progress in protecting Environments around the world. Political will is often lacking, “Drill Baby Drill” from the President of the United States, and loud voices on social media denying climate change. These groups are …
Environment, our Role and the Power of the big Players Many individuals, ENGOS, the United Nations have worked over the last 50 years to protect Antarctica. However, in November 2024, a headline read “Very bad precedent: China and Russia team up to undermine krill fishing restrictions in Antarctica”. Working together to block new Antarctic marine …
A VERY PERSONAL VIEW – WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO GREENPEACE 26 June 2024 was the 40th anniversary of the legislation being passed to repeal the three-mile limit in Scottish Inshore waters. The decisions finalised on this date profoundly changed the dynamics of Scotland’s coastal and fishing communities. ‘Our Seas’ released a blog post (www.ourseas.scot) which looks at the Cameron …