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Vicky Allan

Herald Scotland

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Hope for nature in 2025? Some glimmers from a whirlwind tour of Scotland The news on nature recovery is often bad. But a whirlwind tour of the Scottish Highlands gave me hope - and it mostly lay in community

Hope for nature in 2025? Some glimmers from a whirlwind tour of Scotland The news on nature recovery is often bad. But a whirlwind tour of the Scottish Highlands gave me hope - and it mostly lay in community

This article is from the Winds of Change newsletter Looking for hope for the future of nature from 2024? Often it can be hard to find, but ...

08.01.2025 5

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

A region divided over Galloway National Park. But is referendum the answer? Division is building in the proposed Galloway National Park area. Outside Dumfries council, the call is for a referendum. Is that the solution?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Tweeds, rainbow-knits and waterproof jackets: the apparel on display outside...

18.12.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

Pylons and phone masts. The wild politics of weighing up what we really need The Ryvoan bothy has become the focus of an objection to a phone mast 400m away. What does the application's withdrawal say about wild politics?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter How much do we care about preserving this thing we sometimes call ‘wildness’?...

03.12.2024 2

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

We need to think beyond the cod and the prawn. The Clyde is a wider web of life

The Clyde Sea is just one small area of Scotland’s waters. Covering 3600 square kilometres, it amounts to less than 1% of Scotland’s seas. Yet, it...

05.11.2024 1

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

Highland battle of the pylons. Is it time to listen more to the locals?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. Pylons, particularly 60-metre-high 'super pylons', have impacts. Many of these...

01.10.2024 2

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

Yes we care about public sector pay and bins. But what if Nature went on strike? Our public sector needs fair pay. But are we valuing nature enough? Vicky Allan digs into why the urgency isn't there to protect biodiversity

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Only, surely, in the surreal world of government accountancy would it ever be the...

27.08.2024 3

Herald Scotland

Vicky Allan

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