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Environmental charities including the RSPB and ERCS have called out the Scottish Government’s ‘abject failure’ to meet the access to justice requirements of the UN Aarhus Convention ...

The Environmental Justice Network is a group of community campaigners from across Scotland who are pushing for improved environmental regulations and enforcement. In this film, the stories of five campaigns weave together, revealing the systemic issues that people face when trying to access environmental justice in Scotland. Credits Environmental Justice Network Campaign for Clean Streets — George Niblock Friends of St Fittick’s Park — Richard Caie, Ishbel Shand Help Trees Help Us — Audrey Baird Save Our Shore Leith (SOSLeith) — Geo Camp, Jim Jarvie, Celia Mainland Wyndford Residents Union — Caz Rae, Pam Yule Co-created by the Environmental Justice Network and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland Produced by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland Film by JHPVisuals About the film The Environmental Justice Network is a group of community campaigners who have used ERCS’s free legal Advice Service in trying to address their local environmental issues. Their knowledge of why and how environmental regulation in Scotland must be improved comes from first-hand experiences – of laws that are insufficient to prevent environmental damage, of lack of enforcement by regulators, and of the barriers of holding public bodies to account in a court of law. By being part of the Environmental Justice Network, the campaigners have identified commonalities between their campaigns. Even though they face different environmental problems, the issues they encounter with Scotland’s legal system are similar regardless of where they live. Their film speaks about these shared challenges they have faced standing up for the environment and our right to a healthy …

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