Womensart1 is staying on Twitter and also now on Instagram instagram.com/womensart1/ Come and join us here too for even MORE women's art! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

At @DalkeithCP until Mon, Inception's Family Day is tomorrow, showcasing hand-picked contemporary artists. artmag.co.uk/fourth-incepti… Pictured: sculptor Andrea Geile. Image Neil Hanna.⁠ #artmag #scottishart #scottishcraft #glass #textiles #artfair #craftfair #jewellery #sculpture

Today we have published a report drawing together the social and economic benefits of National Parks 🌳 Scotland's two existing National Parks provide around 250 local jobs and have been instrumental in supporting the development of affordable housing 🏠 Read more:

A shocking update from Oxfam International on the state of inequality. Extreme wealth leads to extreme breakdown of all we hold dear - our democracy, our environment, our society. We have to draw the line.

The sad tale of Scottish salmon Mowi Scotland Limited

More calls to #endpeatsales in parliament: Sarah Green MP asked for an "assessment of the potential merits of banning sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector"👏Defra UK says it's 'looking at next steps'⬇️ questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

We may not get to like wasps the way we like bees and butterflies, but we should learn to respect them for their ecological roles and as members of the biosphere. We have many reasons to admire them - at a respectful distance. See Athayde's latest blog @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

This week is Scotland's Climate Week! To celebrate, we are sharing our climate #storiesforchange. Tune in for updates on local climate projects and successes. Find out more about Climate action in Edinburgh: edinburgh.gov.uk/climate-2

Rachel Reeves has recommitted to clawing back our money lost to dodgy PPE contracts brokered by the Tories. But to succeed, the newly appointed covid counter-fraud commissioner needs proper firepower behind them. 🧵 theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Some exciting job opportunities Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh-arborist, business support administrator, herbarium specimen digitiser & retail posts 🤩 rbge.org.uk/about-us/worki…

🌍To mark #ScotClimateWeek, we're looking at how we have reduced our gross CO2e carbon emissions by 29% and our four Gardens store an estimated 45,800 tonnes of CO2e emissions. Learn more: rbge.cc/3zujMhR

Don’t believe those who say there’s no money - there’s more than enough to address the climate crisis, if only the political will were found to mobilise it. Vital new report from Oil Change International 👇

🤓 Did you know that 50% of Scotland’s net green house gas emissions are caused by the way we manage and use land? So managing land with nature will be a big step to reaching net zero! #ScotClimateWeek #ClimateNeedsNature Source orlo.uk/52iTq 📸 Organic Research Centre

In our nature-depleted land, more bad news for #biodiversity

🐟 At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, causing severe injuries and death to marine species that ingest or get entangled in plastic debris. Our Issues Brief explains how we can tackle #PlasticPollution. ➡️ bit.ly/3nHUxTc IUCN Plastics #PlasticsTreaty #EPPIC_Plastics

#FastFashion means massive #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution  "89% of clothing waste in Ghana’s dumpsites contains synthetic fibres”. theguardian.com/fashion/2024/s…

This #ScotClimateWeek we will be sharing resources to help your organisation on its sustainability journey! Have a look at Digital Preservation Coalition's (DPC Chatter) page on Environmentally Sustainable Digital Preservation which is full of information: dpconline.org/digipres/disco…

Protect What’s Beneath the Surface: The Isle of Rum's Disappearing Ecosystems Our most recent investigations have revealed further damage, exposing the urgent need for real protection before it's too late. The waters around the Isle of Rum lie within the Small Isles Marine

North coast Project Officer Sarah has been working with a local glass artist, Marta Sutherland, to create a stained and painted glass artwork showing our priority species on the north coast. Sarah is very excited and we can see why! 😍Here's a first look at the work in progress

🚨NEW: The Tory government shelled out £114,000,000 in payouts to companies for undelivered and cancelled Covid contracts. 💷86% of this money was handed to firms linked with senior Tory figures. 🔎Read our latest investigation with Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social below⬇️ goodlaw.social/h2pb