Environment

Crops in every field farmed in Scotland have been recorded by satellite imagery to create a new interactive map to help to breakdown agricultural land use.

The Scottish Crop Map uses data from 2019 to predict the crop types using radar images from the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Satellite Programme and to recognise the crops growing in nearly 400,000 fields in Scotland.

CoMoUK has funding to offer micro-grants of up to £2,500, to established Scottish community groups setting-up a new shared transport scheme – either bike, car or ride share.

New climate campaign - 'Let’s do Net Zero’ - calls for collective action to help hit net zero.

A major TV, radio and digital campaign to encourage people across Scotland to come together to tackle the climate emergency has been launched ahead of COP26 in Glasgow later this year.

American Foulbrood (AFB) found in the Stanley area of Perthshire

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire.  

First Minister sets out priorities for Government.

Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be driven by an ambitious programme to build a modern, high-tech economy while staying true to enduring values of fairness and compassion, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Celebrating the inspirational people, projects, groups and organisations working hard to protect our environment, the Nature of Scotland Awards are now open for entries.