DOUBLE your donation and help make a difference for nature in the highlands and islands! Join us now. 🌿🐿️ 🐬 💚 #NatureConservation #HighlandsAndIslands #2for1nature #GreenMatchFund
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Can you help Rebecca Cornwell Rebecca Cornwell? She's working with UHI Institute for Northern Studies MountainStudiesUHI & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to research how historical writings about Shetland's wild plants eg Shetland Mouse-ear 👇 help shape our modern understanding of rare plant ecology & how this informs conservation.

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“Ben Shieldaig hosts a pine rainforest on one side, with a birch rainforest on the other. Over the next five years, WTS plans to create 345ha of new native woods, in the hope that the plants from the rainforest habitat will move in.” Find out more: buff.ly/3xzY8HS

One day left until this year's #GreenMatchFund where your donation to HIEF will be DOUBLED! Donation link will be live from 12noon tomorrow - don't miss out!
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Another powerful image. Did you know nearly two million single-use plastic bags are distributed worldwide every minute? What steps are you taking to reduce your plastic use?⁣ #TalesOfSavingWhales   #WhaleTales

🐿 From mid-April onwards, we'll start to see red squirrel kits emerging from their dreys!

We've already received reports of mothers seen moving their young from drey to drey. It won't be long now before the kits themselves are on the move!

📷 Alex Elliott

Would you like to contribute your experience, expertise and insights to EFN?

We are looking for two new #trustees to bring new perspectives & help us rise to the challenges posed by the climate & nature crises.

Deadline 30 April. Learn more: buff.ly/3JdQMfM

Please don’t mow or spray the dandelions. They are a lifeline for pollinators including bees, butterflies, hoverflies. They support over 50 insect species. Our little film shows the life in a small patch 🐝
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You'll often find impressive mounds of moss growing in #ScotlandsRainforest , either on the ground, walls, rocks, or like this, on trees. This is Plagiochila spinulosa, also known as prickly featherwort.
📷 Stan Phillips

Farming depends on a stable climate. To reduce the risk of escalating food shortages and price rises, we need governments to support farmers to adapt to the changing climate AND reduce their industry's own emissions.

#farmforscotlandsfuture

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Did you know that lichens are important for birds? Many species feed on the tiny insects that live in amongst the lichens' crevices and folds. Some birds even use lichens to help build their nests, like this gorgeous long-tailed tit! Perfect camouflage. 🪺
📷 Ben Andrew

Just a reminder that this beach clean event organised by Tanera, North West Highland Beach Cleans & Scottish Coastal Clean Up happens this coming Saturday at Badentarbet, Achiltibuie.

Please spread the word and hopefully see some of you there !

Ariane Burgess Highlands & Islands Climate Hub

Our community engagement guidance (buff.ly/43TrYDg) is important for anyone working in #ScotlandsRainforest . So Community Woodlands Association is holding an online session on 23 April to talk about it! If you're interested, why not pop along buff.ly/3xuOk1w

#HappyMonday ! This is an exciting week for the Sea Scotland team, with our Making Waves online event on Wednesday🥳.

Making Waves events are now sold out, but you can join the main #SeaScot24 conference on the 3rd and 4th of June! 👉bit.ly/3T15r2e

Gairloch campaigners urge Scottish Government to protect ‘first herring eggs in decades’ dlvr.it/T5WMmJ

Only one week left to submit your expression of interest form! Don't miss out on this opportunity. #deadline #applynow #community #naturebasedsolutions
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A deep sea expedition along an expansive underwater ridge around Rapa Nui (Easter Island), spotted 160 species new to the area, including 60 species scientists think are completely new to science.

Say no to #deepseamining

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Cannot wait to reveal more on this soon 🤐

If you're aged 16-25 and interested in taking action for our marine environment, then mark the 🗓

🤔 #DidYouKnow there are more than 250 species of bee in the UK?

🐝 #Bumblebees , mason bees, mining bees - these are just one small part of a big, beautiful family.

👉 Learn about the #bees you can spot this spring: bit.ly/4cYEpSv