Dossier
NatureScot
Coverage of NatureScot in the Nexus archive.
- Nature haven 'trashed' after four-year wait for protection decision
Activists claim developers are damaging a nature haven while NatureScot delays a four-year decision on designating it a protected site. The area has been left vulnerable to harm during the prolonged review process.
- MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration
A funding deal to raise £100m for Scottish nature restoration collapsed as Aberdeen withdrew from its partnership with NatureScot. The Scottish parliament was not informed of the deal's failure, prompting accusations that ministers concealed the withdrawal.