@scotrewilding.bsky.social
Imagine a Scotland where nature is reawakened. Rewilding is a simple idea: let's work with nature instead of against it.
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialThe evidence in @rewildingbritain.org.uk’s latest report is clear: healthy, varied ecosystems act as natural buffers against fire, building long-term resilience. Nature recovery isn't the whole answer, but it's a vital line of defence we can put in place today.
Read the evidence. 👇
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialWhat good are Scotland's world-leading climate ambitions if we don’t deliver them? We took to the streets outside Holyrood last week, to demand action on climate shocks – including nature-based solutions.
🎥 Mat Larkin / @scotlandtbp.bsky.social
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialParliamentary debates often happen with little public attention. We made sure the conversation reached beyond the chamber and onto the streets. Big thanks to Rosebank's stilt walkers and everyone who joined us to get climate resilience noticed.
📷 Mat Larkin / @scotlandtbp.bsky.social
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@scotrewilding.bsky.socialYesterday, as MSPs prepared to debate Scotland’s resilience to climate shocks, we gathered outside The Scottish Parliament and spoke to members of the public about what climate shocks could mean for all of us – and how restoring nature can be part of the response. 🧵 1/2
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialLet’s fill the pavement outside Parliament tomorrow, make our voices heard and show every MSP walking through those doors that Scotland’s communities deserve better than a future of fire, flood and drought.
👉 Join us to demand action on climate shocks: actionnetwork.org/events/deman...
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialCan you be there on Wednesday? Together, let's show MSPs how much this issue matters to people across Scotland.
👉 Full details and sign-up: actionnetwork.org/events/deman...
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@scotrewilding.bsky.socialThis Wednesday, MSPs will debate how Scotland can build resilience to climate shocks – including the role nature recovery can play. We’ll be outside Parliament before the debate, making sure the urgency of preparing for climate shocks is visible outside as well as inside Holyrood. 🧵3/4
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialMiliband said the coming El Niño (a natural climate event driving up global temperatures) could intensify climate shocks, threatening food and water security, communities and economies. Against that threat, preparedness is everything – and now Scotland has a chance to get serious about it. 🧵2/4
@scotrewilding.bsky.social'The countries fit for the future will be those that see climate and nature as intrinsic to economic and national security.'
So said Ed Miliband to global foreign ministers last week, sharing findings from a national security assessment on nature loss.
👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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@scotrewilding.bsky.socialThis Wednesday, MSPs will debate Scotland’s resilience to wildfire and other climate shocks – including the role nature recovery can play.
Will you join us outside Holyrood from 3–5pm to demand action on climate shocks?
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialNature is our ally in dealing with climate shocks, says MSP Ariane Burgess in a new piece for @scotnational.bsky.social – but delays, scarce funding and a fear of difficult conversations continue to hold us back.
Read Ariane’s full op-ed here: www.thenational.scot/politics/265...
@scotrewilding.bsky.social🔥 Fire. 🌊 Flood. 🥵 Drought. Next Wednesday, 30 Sept, MSPs will debate Scotland's resilience to climate shocks – including the role nature recovery can play.
Let's make this debate count. Join us outside the Scottish Parliament to demand action on climate shocks:
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialNow we need MSPs to hear why nature recovery is vital to tackling wildfires, droughts and floods.
Will you write to your MSP and ask them to back rewilding as part of Scotland's response to climate shocks?
👉 Get started here: act.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewild-to-re...
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@scotrewilding.bsky.socialNext Wed, 30 Sept, MSPs will debate Ariane’s motion on Scotland's resilience to climate shocks, including the proposed Summit. The motion has already secured cross-party support. A huge thank to @ariane-burgess.bsky.social for helping build political momentum behind this call. 🧵2/3
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialEarlier this month, MSP @Ariane Burgess put our proposal for a national Landscape Resilience Summit directly to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice – and we've just moved one step closer. 🧵1/3
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialScotland needs funding systems that work for nature, not against it. Our new report, Wilder Horizons: overhauling the systems that fund our landscapes, sets out where we could start.
📖 Read the report: www.rewild.scot/publication/...
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialScotland is redesigning how public money supports farming and land management. But in our latest blog, Sara King of @rewildingbritain.org.uk argues that the proposed system risks sidelining large-scale nature recovery.
👉 Read Sara's take: www.rewild.scot/news-and-blo...
@scotrewilding.bsky.socialWe need real opportunities for land managers to work together at scale, now.
Watch the video clip to find out more! 🎬
#RuralSupportPlan #Biodiversity #Scotland #Rewilding
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@scotrewilding.bsky.socialYesterday our Deputy Convenor told the Rural Affairs Committee the key flaw in Scotland’s Rural Support Plan: a lack of large-scale recovery pilots allowing farmers, crofters & land managers to collaborate across landscapes. 🌾🌱🌳 Without pilots today, how will we know what works in 5 years? 🧵 2/3
@scotrewilding.bsky.social"We are moving laughably slow, but it's not a very funny joke." 🚨⏳ Biodiversity loss is a threat to national security & food supply. We need urgent action using every tool we’ve got. So why spend hundreds of millions of public money without testing what works for nature at scale? 🧵 1/3
