Deborah Long

Chief Officer at Scottish Environment LINK. Just Transition Commissioner. I'm withdrawing from twitter and am no longer posting. I am active on bluesky.

[Deborah Long @DeborahlLong]

I'm withdrawing from twitter and am no longer posting. I am active on bluesky.

[Deborah Long @DeborahlLong]

COP16 is in its last few days and Scotland is not there. Yet, Scotland's biodiversity needs scale, ambition and collaboration. Scotland's Presidency of Regions4 is the chance to show the way. My latest blog: https://t.co/xEuqRHvIES

[Scottish Environment LINK @ScotLINK]

With #COP16Colombia underway, our chief officer @DeborahlLong sets out what Scotland needs to do to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and restore nature on a large scale by 2045.

Read more:

https://t.co/H64Hb1T49Q

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This is great news - a fantastic appointment. Nature will have a strong and well informed voice at the table with Ruth as UK's first nature envoy @ruthdavis27 https://t.co/wVaG98n0Ze

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As a self confessed strategy geek, I am delighted we @ScotLINK have published our new 2024-30 strategy with its fantastic #TheoryofChange. Inspired, as good things should be, by #lichens.
https://t.co/dIKHnaZMyp

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Thank you to everyone who joined us @JTCScotland in Aberdeen over the last 2 days. We heard from communities, workers & businesses about what a #JustTransition looks like for them. Lots to think about surrounded today with #wildflower urban meadow inspiration

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In Aberdeen with @JTCScotland and enjoying excellent afternoon session with @NESCANhub facilitating conversations with v broad range of community voices. Lots to learn and to think about removing barriers, making most of opportunities and wider roll out of successes.

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@scotlink @APRScotland report available here: https://t.co/JOqkL8TlwX

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Important new report from @scotlink on how land management & National Parks work together for natural and cultural landscapes, businesses and communities

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"Farmers working in both the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Parks have access to the same funds as farmers elsewhere, but on top of that, additional money is made available”

Read more on our new report in @STVNews:

https://t.co/PwlxInw7JL

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Another great @ScotLINK event today on #ScotlandLovesNature What's next for nature? Thanks to our fantastic team, presenters @_DanParis @Jo_Pike Paul Walton & everyone who came along, in person and online. Questions on policy, finance, working together & our marine environment.

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We were pleased to host a parliamentary reception at @ScotParl yesterday with @RhodaGrant MSP, on the theme of working effectively with communities of place, a key priority for LINK members.

Many thanks to all attendees for coming🌿

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@argatyredkites It's the fantastic @ScotLINK team to thank!

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Thank you to everyone who supports #ScotlandLovesNature. Scottish Government heard your voice: the commitment to Natural Environment Bill in today's Programme for Govt is very welcome & a key element in leading & securing a healthy future for all.

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📢CAMPAIGN WIN📢

The First Minister has just announced that a Natural Environment Bill, establishing the framework for legally binding nature targets, will be included in this year's Programme for Government, recognising how much people across the country care about protecting and restoring Scotland's nature!

We know that nature, just like people, can recover.

Keep up to date on the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign:

https://t.co/jxw3AGJaYN

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Scotland's nature is in trouble, but together we can help it recover and thrive. Join me in calling on our MSPs to push for a Natural Environment Bill that sets legally binding targets for nature recovery. https://t.co/y2SXueiFyT #ScotlandLovesNature

[Scottish Environment LINK @ScotLINK]

"Investment in nature restoration is investment in our future – and it’s cheaper doing it today than tomorrow."

Our chief officer Deborah Long writes in today's @TheScotsman on the need to properly fund nature 👇

https://t.co/piEbnhRsfS

#ScotlandLovesNature

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Thanks to our #SNP24 panellists today @GillianMSP @arina_WWF @_DanParis Paul Walton @RSPBScotland. Some great discussions around ecological literacy, role of subsidies in nature & funding nature through different fiscal measures. @ScotLINK

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A brilliant panel at the LINK Fringe Event at #SNP24. @DeborahlLong, @GillianMSP, @arina_WWF, @_DanParis & Paul Walton will discuss what is next for environmental policy.

Deborah, LINK Chief Officer, kicks off the discussion by highlighting that the direction of environmental policy over the next 2 years needs to be clear, positive & effective in halting the loss of biodiversity.

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Today @ScotLINK are talking about future of environmental policy @theSNP conference. What does it need to do in today's nature & climate emergency?

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"Crucial ecosystem services are ultimately dependent on nature"

Listen to @RSPBScotland's Paul Walton speaking on @BBCFarmingToday from 8 minutes in, on the vital need for a Natural Environment Bill:

https://t.co/YSN30qe6XF

#ScotlandLovesNature

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Learn more about how important projects for nature recovery, like bat conservation, work and improve the environment for all of us 🦇

https://t.co/ppxJlX2m6D

#ScotlandLovesNature