The Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has rejected an attempt by the UK Government to have ERCS’s complaint about the Scottish Civil Justice Council declared inadmissible ...
Scottish Civil Justice Council reported to a top UN body over breach of international environmental law – press release
The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland has today urged a top UN body to intervene against the Scottish Civil Justice Council for breaching our right to public participation in environmental decision-making ...
Charities call the Scottish Government’s lack of progress on UN treaty an ‘abject failure’ to protect environmental rights – press release
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 ...
Environmental campaigners rally outside Court of Session as Scottish Government misses access to justice deadline – press release
Environmental and human rights campaigners today rallied outside the Court of Session to mark the Scottish Government missing a crucial deadline for compliance with the with the UN Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements ...
Environmental Justice Rally
On 1 October, Scotland will fail to meet a deadline to ensure access to justice on the environment is affordable. Join us for a rally outside the Court of Session ...
Win: Scottish Forestry to publish decisions about Environmental Impact Assessments
After ERCS identified a breach of law, Scottish Forestry’s decisions on forestry projects will be more transparent ...
Scotland’s new protective expenses rules remain non-compliant with the Aarhus Convention
Read ERCS’s new briefing which evaluates the latest changes to Scotland’s Protective Expenses Order (PEO) rules, and asks why they still do not meet the Convention's access to justice requirements ...
June newsletter
Check out our June newsletter. Read our latest news and book our next Lunchtime 101 webinar ...
