@erin-profesh.bsky.social
She/Her/Hers Rainforest Advocacy Officer for Plantlife International, environmentalist. My views are my own.
An aerial photograph of Coul Links with the words "SAVE COUL LINKS" in the centre.
There’s still time to #SaveCoulLinks.
A year ago, we gave evidence about the irreparable damage a golf course would do to this incredible place.
Its fate is in the hands of Scottish Ministers. Nearly 18,000 of you have asked them to stand up for nature.
'Nature-based solutions offer a pathway to a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector. But implementing them needs the right policies, incentives, and political leadership.'
17.09.2025 14:31 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Two billboards side by side which state "1 in 9 species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We need our MSPs to act now!"
🚨BILLBOARD MESSAGE DEMANDS MSPS ACT NOW TO SAVE NATURE 🚨
A pair of billboards appeared on Edinburgh’s busy Market Street today with an urgent message for Scotland’s MSPs.
With 1 in 9 species in Scotland at risk of extinction, MSPs must act now!
www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/billboard-me...
Feeling a lot of joy and pride in my home state today ^_^
reasonstobecheerful.world/detroit-sequ...
Thank you for sharing! I worked on the EAB project for a while with the US Dept of Agriculture and this paper really highlights how the public can aid in earlier detection and also the hard work of researchers and forest services do to keep up with invasives.
27.06.2025 12:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The concept of ancient invasions aligns with the view (which I've had since I was a grad student) that invasions are defined by evolutionary context.
Like extinctions & climate change, invasions occurred long before humans, though humans are now driving these phenomenon.
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Big thank you to @ariane-burgess.bsky.social for submitting this Motion for World Rainforest Day! wonderful to see all the hard work for Scotland's Rainforests being recognised ^_^
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From the depths of the ocean to the top of the mountains, nature holds an abundance of sustainable solutions to combat the climate crisis.
Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: www.unep.org/facts-about-...
A sharply focused Dartford Warbler stands upright among blurred green and gold heather. Its slate-grey head and back contrast with a rich chestnut belly, and its piercing red eye looks alert and direct. The bird’s upright posture and raised head feathers give it an imperious look, as if surveying its domain.
A Dartford Warbler has deigned to grace your scroll.
Today is a good day.
📷 @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
We've launched a new progress report ahead of #WorldRainforestDay this Sunday! Read this great blog by Julie Stoneman, #SavingScotlandsRainforest Programme Manager, looking back at the last five years of rainforest restoration. buff.ly/r6m7Nd0
18.06.2025 12:49 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2#WorldRainforestDay this Saturday June 22nd! i hope everyone is getting out and enjoying some temperate rainforest nearby!
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A photo of a firecrest perched on small tree branch. The firecrest is singing with its beak wide open. A vibrant orange crest is visible within the black crown of feathers on top of the small birds head. Photo taken by David Tippling 2020VISION.
Shout your love for nature from the rooftops (or treetops)! 📢
Click the link below to tell our leaders why Scotland's nature matters to you. 👇
buff.ly/HBtLycT
#ScotlandLovesNature #Nature #Wildlife @scotlink.bsky.social
Our most irreplaceable and rare habitats need support for robust restoration and protection, especially in the face of ongoing climate and biodiversity crises.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thrift flowers on a rocky beach, clear blue sky and sea with opposite shoreline in background
Some absolutely stunning Thrift (Armeria maritima) spotted near Coral Beach. 😊
16.05.2025 05:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is the day - #NoMowMay is here! Ready to start your #NoMowMovement and help nature? 🌸🥳
& remember, this is just the start...leaving wildflowers to grow in the summer helps biodiversity & local wildlife. 🦋
Join & give #PowerToTheFlowers 👉 bit.ly/3UWii6B
A bit late on this one but happy #EarthDay everyone! Incredibly happy to be working for the planet and all of us living in it! Don't forget to hug a tree if you can!
22.04.2025 20:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Scottish Greens party conference flyer, with an image of the Wallace monument overlooking Stirling bridge. Text at the top says Scottish Greens Spring Conference 2025
My first ever party conference! Looking forward to seeing what it's all about! (And doing what I can for Scotland's rainforest of course ☺️) @scottishgreens.org
12.04.2025 09:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Orange and silver glass turkey tail shelves radiate from the end of broken branch, green algae paints their bases, and the last of the winter snow melts underneath. lol photos by me
Here are some nice mushrooms
26.03.2025 14:18 — 👍 8983 🔁 435 💬 175 📌 23
Scotland's recently publish Natural Environment Bill could be an important turning point for nature in Scotland, Nature needs our voices to speak for it.
Tell Scotland's leaders why #ScotlandLovesNature scotlink.eaction.online/actnow
Exciting news for SWT and #ScotlandsRainforest! Can't wait to see more from this beautiful estate moving forward ^_^
03.03.2025 15:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0BREAKING NEWS!
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has acquired a 7,618ha estate in the Highlands.
Read the full story: buff.ly/3QD6hBu
#WorldWildlifeDay
#rainforests of the world
16.02.2025 21:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mairi Gougeon MSP at the ASR Parliamentary Reception in December 2024.
As part of @asrainforest.bsky.social we were pleased with Scottish Government progress on restoring Scotland’s rainforest in 2024. Now we need clarity on how the extra £5m for Scotland's rainforest in the 2025-26 budget will be spent, and recommitment to restoration ahead of #SP26.
17.02.2025 08:20 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Another Monday, another opportunity to throw myself into my passion for nature!
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If you'd like to try your hand at identifying the lichens of #ScotlandsRainforest, including Norwegian specklebelly, check out the guides from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social on our website!
16.02.2025 17:30 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
A book cover for "Scientists as Prophets" by Lynda Walsh.
We’d all love for climate science to be apolitical. But it’s not—and can’t be.
This book explains why. Eye-opening and highly recommended!
For the short version, read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"If the law allowed, I would leave [the reserve] to the trees, to the animals. They are the true owners of this ecosystem" -Juan Guillermo Garcés
I am always encouraged by what one person can accomplish for nature. remember to keep moving forward ^_^ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Image of a large oak tree in a plantation with the text 'Is this Europe's Tree of the Year' written on the image. Credit WTML
Image of a large oak tree in a plantation with the text 'The UK's contender' written on the image. Credit WTML
Image of a lichen with a black fruiting body with the text 'A mini ecosystem' written on the image. Credit WTML
Image of a large oak tree in a plantation with the text 'Vote in European Tree of the Year' written on the image. Credit WTML
🗳️ Voting is now open for European Tree of the Year!
🌳 Last year, you voted & chose the #SkipinnishOak as the UK Tree of the Year. Now this spectacular Scottish oak is up for the European title (yes just like Eurovision!)
👉 Vote here https://buff.ly/36YYrsu
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Honestly, I really appreciated how clear and concise his writing was.
03.02.2025 22:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0it's been stressful seeing a whiplash of headlines and lacking clarity on the status of the AMOC.
Such a great read on it's state and updated methodology!
