Our vision is of a Scotland where every person’s right to a healthy environment is respected, protected and fulfilled
Latest news & updates
ERCS is recruiting an Operations & Development Manager and Policy & Comms Officer – apply now!
ERCS is growing and we are looking for an Operations & Development Manager and a Policy & Communications Officer to join our team …
Scottish Government admits climate law breach and says it will fix it – press release
ERCS and Good Law Project have forced the Scottish Government to accept it has breached climate commitments and to start “urgent work” on a “remedy” …
Scottish Government faces legal action over missing climate assessment – press release
ERCS and Good Law Project will take legal action against the Scottish Government unless it acts urgently to uphold its commitments over the climate crisis …
Our aim
To support individuals and communities to use their environmental rights to protect the environment, tackle climate change, and improve local biodiversity and greenspaces for health and wellbeing.
We do this by:
- awareness -raising of our environmental human rights – see our resources
- advice to increase access to justice and holding public authorities and polluters to account
- advocacy in policy and law reform to improve environmental law – see our work
- public interest litigation to tackle ongoing environmental problems.
ERCS understands environmental law as including law relating to land-use planning, climate change, pollution control, environmental health, the conservation of biodiversity, and any other field (e.g. cultural heritage, transport and energy) to the extent that it impacts on the natural environment and/or the right to live in a healthy environment.
