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Our seas and coasts are incredibly rich and diverse, but they're under pressure from climate change, pollution and historic degradation. This plan is a vital step to accelerate restoration and support communities.

The Scottish Government, working in partnership with UK Government, Welsh Government, and DAERA, and #NatureScot #JNCC #NaturalEngland and #NaturalResourcesWales, have today published the UK Cetacean Conservation Strategy. gov.scot/isbn/978180643…

Climate Action Secretary @GillianMSP will continue to push for more ambitious climate action when she represents Scotland at the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Brazil next month. gov.scot/news/climate-a…

🦸‍♂️ Have you met our Nature30 fab four? 🌲 Areas in Argyll, Lanark, Lochaber and Moray are the first recognised Nature30 sites that will help safeguard at least 30 percent of Scotland's land and sea by 2030. 🫵 We're inviting anyone who owns or manages land, that is or will be delivering great things for nature, to join these pioneering places and apply for Nature30 recognition too! Discover more about Nature30 and the road to 30 by 30: orlo.uk/Nature30_2XnlD

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An extremely rare moss which has only been found in one place in the UK in the last 30 years has now been moved to two new sites in a bid to revive the critically endangered species. Round-leaved bryum, a moss which lives in the mud and is only revealed when water levels in lochs and reservoirs are low, was identified by @TheBotanics' David Chamberlain at Threipmuir Reservoir, near Balerno, Edinburgh in December 2023. Since then, NatureScot and RBGE have been working together to grow and translocate the rare moss to @scottish_water's North Third and Loch Coulter reservoirs, near Stirling, which were found to have the right conditions for the moss to survive.

Congrats to all the wonderful finalists, working hard to protect Scotland's nature 🍃

We welcome Scotland’s first action plan for blue carbon. Blue carbon habitats, such as flourishing kelp beds, saltmarshes and seagrass meadows trap carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They also help to protect our soft coastlines from storms and rising sea levels, as well as providing a nursery for fish and habitat for a wealth of other species. NatureScot will lead on several actions within the plan, working to help restore blue carbon habitats and reduce pressures on these incredibly valuable natural assets.

Full story: orlo.uk/ktEZi

A mineral collector has been convicted of damaging Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by using a hammer to break rocks to collect rare minerals to sell, in the first conviction of its kind in Scotland. Story in comments.

💚Thanks to the @scotgov #NatureRestorationFund, we are excited to have an extra £3.5 million to invest in projects that will restore rivers, woodlands and wildlife back to a healthy and thriving state, while tackling the effects of climate change. Apply: nature.scot/funding-and-pr…

We're making sure we align our commitments on climate change and net zero emissions by 2045 with protection and restoration. A new report commissioned by @ScotGov sets out opportunities to reuse excavated peat from building windfarms. ➡️ climatexchange.org.uk/projects/inves…

🌻@ScotGov's Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) provides a key vehicle to help Scotland meet its ambition to be Nature Positive by 2030, and to have restored and regenerated biodiversity by 2045. 🦋The Interim Evaluation of NRF examines its impacts: gov.scot/publications/i…

@TheAHDB @SoilAssociation @RSPBScotland @PastureForLife @GwctScotland @NFFNUK @ForestryLS

Help us test our new habitat assessments in the Farm biodiversity Scotland tool. We are looking for farmers and crofters to test and give us feedback and as a thank you we will give you £100 for taking part. More information at orlo.uk/g4nOA

NatureScot welcomes this consultation and the development of a plan to guide and support marine and coastal restoration efforts.

@aerialangel Hello Margaret. Could you please email us with more details of your enquiry? You can send your email to: ENQUIRIES@Nature.scot Thanks, Fiona (Communications Officer)

@NatureScot can you clarify why Badger setts across Renfrewshire aren't being properly protected from developers in the area??

@Culross_Harbour @scottish_water @ScottishEPA Hi Kenneth, This is the remains of a very old fin whale which stranded in Jan 2024. The Fife Coast and Countryside Trust made the decision that it should be left on the beach to decompose naturally. You can read more in this BBC story: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… @scottish_water

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A wildfire warning is in place for areas across the East of Scotland and Shetland from today till Monday. Please read the guidance below and help us keep Scotland's outdoors safe 👇 ow.ly/Abmt50WrRuv