A new ERCS briefing responds to the Scottish Government's Environmental Governance Review, highlighting our deep disappointment with the poor quality of the Report ...
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Watch our animation on the right to a healthy environment and take action
Watch our animation and take action to ensure the right is enforceable ...
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 ...
An enforceable right to a healthy environment: Now is the time for Scotland to deliver
We all depend on nature. A healthy environment is fundamental to the right to life, and is integral to addressing the root causes of food and fuel insecurity, health inequalities, and the cost-of-living crisis ...
Campaigners aghast as UK Government snubs call for equal rights in planning – press release
The UK Government has snubbed calls from campaigners to review planning appeal rights across Scotland, following an official complaint to a top UN body ...
Environmental experts urge the Scottish Government to ‘be bold’ as it prepares to incorporate the right to a healthy environment
A new report backed by experts from across Scotland’s environmental sector has welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to incorporating the substantive and procedural elements of the right to a healthy environment in its upcoming Human Rights Bill ...
New briefing highlights need for a Scottish Environment Court
Read our new briefing summarising arguments for a Scottish Environment Court, in anticipation of the Scottish Government’s consultation on access to justice ...
Report launch: The clear and urgent case for a Scottish Environment Court
Today we are delighted to publish a new report, 'The clear and urgent case for a Scottish Environment Court', commissioned by ERCS and authored by Prof. Campbell Gemmell ...
