Time is running out for the Scottish Government to meet a UN environmental justice deadline according to a new scrutiny by ERCS, which brings to light a series of failings ...
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Lunchtime 101: Scottish Environment Court
How could a dedicated Scottish Environment Court help us hold public bodies and polluters to account for environmental damage? Watch our webinar ...
New report details what’s needed for a Scottish ecocide law – press release
A new report commissioned by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) considers how the unprecedented support for criminalising ecocide can translate into a ‘workable domestic offence’ in Scotland ...
Lunchtime 101: Access to Justice on the Environment
Why is Scotland still in breach of the UN Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements? Watch our webinar ...
Can criminalising ecocide make Scotland’s polluters pay?
Hello, I am Julia, the new Policy & Communications Officer at ERCS. Since starting in November, I have been exploring what criminalising ecocide could mean for Scotland ...
Lunchtime 101: Ecocide
Watch the recording of our Lunchtime 101 to find out more about the crime of ecocide ...
Campaigners slam Scottish Civil Justice Council for refusing to consult on changes to legal expenses – press release
Campaigners have criticised the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC), for its lack of transparency in undertaking a review of legal expenses ...
Petition handed in to Scottish Government for Human Rights Day
Today we submitted the final copy of our petition calling for an enforceable right to a healthy environment ...
