• Scotland’s growing network of cetacean Marine Protected Areas
    Scotland’s growing network of cetacean Marine Protected Areas All this week we are celebrating our most special places for nature by bringing you a series of exciting blogs about Scotland’s amazing...
  • Marine Protection in Scotland
    Allan Whyte, RSPB Scotland Marine Policy Officer, gives us an update on MPAs in Scotland. A Quick Update about Marine Protection in Scotland I’m really glad to say we have some positive news on...
  • Marine Protected Areas 'must do better' for our sealife
    Marine Protected Areas 'must do better' for our sealife If London’s streets were said to be paved with gold, Scotland’s riches come in a more liquid form. Throughout our history, Scotland’s seas...
  • Marine conservation on a global scale – the International Marine Protected Areas Congress
    The Global Oceans Alliance, a 73-country strong alliance to champion ocean action, led by the UK are calling for 30% of the global ocean to be in a Marine Protected Area by 2030. To meet this target,...
  • Protected areas: our "jewels in the crown"
    Protected areas: our “jewels in the crown” Neither our countryside nor our seas are uniform. Some areas are better for wildlife than others. For conservation, it is important that these ‘hotspots’...