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Resources

Through our resources and outreach work, we aim to make individuals, community groups and organisations more aware of their environmental rights and identify areas for policy and law reform.

Featured Resources

FAQs

Our 'frequently asked questions' provide basic information on key environmental issues in Scotland.

  • Action Guide: Overcoming overconsumption
  • Access to justice FAQ
  • Air pollution FAQ
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Lived experience

These cases from our Advice Service and outreach work give voice to the lived experience of people across Scotland.

  • Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning
  • Restore Nature’s legal challenge to protect Todrig from Sitka spruce plantations
  • Bathing waters designation – murkier than ever?
View all Lived experience

Films & webinars

Watch and hear from community campaigners and other experts.

  • Lunchtime 101: Air Pollution
  • Fossil Free Law campaign skillshare
  • Webinar: The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 – How to enforce it and does it need to be strengthened?
View all Films & webinars

Guides

Our guides provide detailed information on environmental laws.

  • Guide to environmental impact assessments for forestry projects
  • Guide to environmental impact assessments for agricultural, land drainage and irrigation projects
  • Guide to Tree Preservation Orders
View all Guides

Briefings

Our briefings make recommendations for enforcing and improving environmental laws.

  • Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill – Stage 2 debate briefing
  • Summary of ERCS Advocacy Manifesto asks 2026
  • Pollution from sewer overflows
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Reports

Our reports provide in-depth analysis of environmental rights and the law.

  • Snapshot of advice service – 500 enquiries
  • Race & the Right to a Healthy Environment: Full report
  • Report on ERCS’s first 11 representations to Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS)
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Consultation responses

Our responses to government consultations on environmental governance.

  • Extending the availability of Protective Expenses Orders
  • Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill call for views – ERCS consultation response
  • Ecocide (Scotland) Bill call for views – ERCS response
View all Consultation responses

Search Resources

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  • Press releases (17 July 2024)

    Civil society groups call on First Minister to ‘show leadership’ by enshrining a legal right to a healthy environment – press release

  • Briefings (5 July 2024)

    Scotland’s new protective expenses rules remain non-compliant with the Aarhus Convention

  • Briefings (3 July 2024)

    A call for urgent action to reform civil legal aid in Scotland

  • Press releases (19 June 2024)

    New scrutiny exposes Scotland’s failings ahead of UN environmental justice deadline – press release

  • Newsletters (17 June 2024)

    June 2024 newsletter

  • Lived experience (11 June 2024)

    Sheriffhall Overarching Objectors – holding the government to account on more roads and more emissions

  • Press releases (10 June 2024)

    Campaigners warn that Scotland’s climate plans are ‘doomed to fail’ without robust public scrutiny – press release

  • Films & webinars (4 June 2024)

    Lunchtime 101: Commercial tree plantations

  • Briefings (1 June 2024)

    Scotland’s climate change plan – emerging implementation issues

  • Briefings (1 June 2024)

    Scotland’s lack of progress on delivering access to justice

  • ERCS information (21 May 2024)

    ERCS board meeting: Minutes of 21 May 2024

  • Films & webinars (16 May 2024)

    Lunchtime 101: Scottish Environment Court

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