Read our July newsletter on keeping a cool head in an emergency. In this newsletter, we share updates on our Fossil Free Law and Ending Engine Idling campaigns, research project with MECOPP on environmental rights for Gypsy/Travellers, and our new briefing on Rights of Nature ...
The Snakes and Ladders of seeking environmental justice
In May 2026, the Environmental Justice Network spoke at the Congress of Nations and States: ‘Mass atrocities, environmental degradation and communities’ rights conference', hosted by the University of Dundee and the University of Stirling. The Network put on a play on how navigating Scotland's environmetal laws and regulations can be like a game of Snakes and Ladders ...
Could Rights of Nature work in Scotland?
Our new explainer briefing gives an overview of the growing and complex Rights of Nature movement and concludes with key questions for Scotland ...
Environmental watchdog backs call for stronger enforcement of engine idling ban
For too long, the health of our communities and environment has been put unnecessarily at risk by engine idling, pushing up levels of toxic air pollution ...
Student campaigners meet with the Law Society of Scotland to push for bolder climate action
Law students from ERCS’s Fossil Free Law campaign have met with Ben Kemp, Chief Executive Officer at the Law Society of Scotland to push for new climate change guidance for solicitors ...
Our strategy for 2026-2029
We are pleased to publish our 3-year strategy, which shows the interrelationship of our four work areas, our strategic aims, priorities and actions ...
Environmental rights on Gypsy/Traveller Sites
Since 2022, ERCS has been working closely with the Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP) to investigate and address the range of environmental burdens faced by residents on Gypsy/Traveller sites in Scotland. This report summarises the findings and learnings of our collaboration across five sites ...
Progress on access to environmental justice and next steps
Read our briefing summarising Scotland’s progress towards addressing its breach of the Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements, and the reforms needed in this parliamentary session to guarantee full access to environmental justice ...
Header image: 'Rainbow joy, Gadloch' by Emma Donaldson.
