Mairi McAllan

An urgent meeting between the Scottish Government and CalMac has been called amid 'disappointment' over ferry company's communication (pic: National World)

Urgent meeting called with CalMac amid Scottish Government 'disappointment'

Creel fishermen say the government should listen to them when drafting up HPMAs. Image: Press Association.

Creel fishers urge government to listen to them when drafting up HPMAs

Wardie Bay, which lies just off Lower Granton Road, Edinburgh, has been designated bathing status by the Scottish Government (pic: Katharine Hay/The Scotsman)

Wild swimming: New designated bathing spot announced for Scotland

A hard border between England and Scotland would be inevitable as a result of independence (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Are nationalists getting real about Indyref2 and a hard border with England?

Alex Salmond will be one of the panellists joining FIona Bruce on this evening's Question Time.

Who is on Question Time tonight?

A CGI of the new renewables hub at the Port of Leith, one of the seven Scottish port facilities operated by Forth Ports.

Scotland’s biggest ports operator charts course to greener future

Consumers, particularly young ones, are increasingly aware of the need to shop sustainably (Picture: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Consumers must not be complacent about their power to tackle climate change

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero & Just Transition Mairi McAllan addresses the Scottish Land & Estates conference (Scottish Land & Estates)

Ministers accused of 'failing rural Scotland' with proposed land reform bill

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing rips up up a consultation document on controversial highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) during a debate in the Scottish Parliament

SNP backbenchers raise local fury at HPMAs as former minister rips up proposals

The newly-proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) would close at least 10% of the seas around Scotland.

Scottish Tories to try to spark SNP rebellion over controversial 'no take' zones

The organisation has unveiled its intention to invest £55 million over the next decade to help fulfil its carbon-neutral goals. Picture: contributed.

Analysis: will Port of Aberdeen's latest investment speed up its net-zero bid?

Karen Adam, the SNP MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast.

SNP MSP warns of 'wide concern' around controversial marine areas fishing impact

Mairi McAllan

Highly Protected Marine Areas consultation closes

HPMAs have caused widespread controversy

Gaelic quango raises serious concerns about marine protection areas

Stuart Goodall is Chief Executive of forestry and wood trade body Confor

- Forsestry sector must work closely with government to reap the net zero reward...

First Minister Humza Yousaf with his new Cabinet, which includes Mairi McAllan, rear second left, Jenny Gilruth, front left, and Michael Matheson, front right. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Why has transport disappeared from Humza Yousaf’s new Cabinet posts?

Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Yousaf knows the importance of transport despite Cabinet snub – Alastair Dalton

First Minister Humza Yousaf arrives at Bute House. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Who is in Humza Yousaf's new Cabinet?

Liam Kerr raised concerns that cash-strapped councils won’t be able to afford to pay for the upkeep of chargers.

Fears electric vehicle chargers in north-east will deteriorate

Developed by the Tweed Forum environmental charity, the Eddleston Water project in the Scottish Borders has been chosen as a Unesco Ecohydrology Demonstration Site – the only one in the UK

Unesco designation for Scottish Borders river project

Hunting with a pack of dogs is illegal in Scotland. Picture: Getty Images

Why the Scottish Parliament has passed a new Hunting with Dogs Bill

Riders and hounds as they take part in the Kennels Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire meet in Houston, Scotland. Environment Minister Mairi McAllan has said loopholes around fox hunting will be closed as the Hunting with Dogs Bill legislation goes through its final stage in 2023.

Minister vows to close fox hunting loopholes with new law

Around the Christmas tree at St Andrews House, Edinburgh are David Grieve (Highfield Forestry), Màiri McAllan and Stuart Goodall

A tree is not just for Christmas - Stuart Goodall

Scotland is a stronghold for the critically endangered flapper skate, as shown in this underwater footage clip

Expansion plans for Scotland’s protected marine areas under SNP-Greens deal

Kemnay Academy pupils at My Land My Story closing event

Kemnay Academy's film showcased at national gallery

Grouse shooting is under scrutiny.

Plans to tighten up laws around grouse shooting

The first shipment of timber by sea from Troon harbour. Picture: contributed.

Eco-friendly West Coast tie-up taking timber transit off roads and onto sea

The funding will help support better visitor management this summer.

Funding for extra rangers at North east nature hot spots this summer

Fast-growing conifer plantations soak up the highest levels of CO2 in the first 30 years after planting but other types of woodlands – including native broadleaves and naturally regenerated woodlands – start to achieve comparable levels of uptake over a longer period, a new report from government agency Forest Research has found

Take a bough: How timber forests can help win climate and nature crises battle

Michael Bennet (centre) Headkeeper of Balmoral Estate with Mairi McAllan MSP and Dee Ward Chair Wildlife Estates Scotland. (Pic: Graeme Hart)

Deeside landholdings gain prestigious wildlife conservation accreditation

Farming: Land Reform Bill planned for next year

Storm Arwen caused devastation in many parts of Scotland.

Woodland planting weathers the storm

Scotland has missed its national target to plant 13,500 hectares of trees in 2021/22, creating 10,480 hectares -- the impact of storms and the massive emergency clear-up operations required in their aftermath has been blamed for the shortfall

Felled: How storms have hit Scotland's tree-planting aims

Mairi McAllan MSP

Westminster and Holyrood split over gene editing policy

Scots are being warned not to waste water after a dry winter and dry spring (Picture: Getty Images)

Water shortage fears are yet another warning about climate change

Scots are being warned not to waste water as an 'early warning' of possible summer shortages is issued. Picture: Getty Images

Water emergency: Scottish Government outlines support to combat shortages

Lower Largo Beach has been classed as one of Scotland's officially designated Bathing Waters. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Splash: Fife nudist beach among two new bathing waters in Scotland

Fears have been raised over the future of jobs at Grangemouth

Ministers 'focused on future-proofing' Grangemouth amid fears over jobs

Woodland carbon code tightened in scramble for offset land

Experts have warned there could be a higher risk of toxic algal blooms developing in Lochs and reservoirs across Scotland as climate change drives up water temperatures -- this could restrict their use for drinking water water supplies and leisure activities and as a safe habitat for wildlife. Picture: John Devlin

In hot water: Health fears as Scotland’s lochs warm due to climate change

Grants aid native woodlands

Natural capital is the new wild west of financial investment

Leanne Gordon of Lindsays

Register of interest in land control becomes law today

The new register will bolster transparency around land ownership, but it has several glaring weaknesses. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Question of who owns Scotland will not be settled by new register

Sites that have been abandoned can attract antisocial behaviour such as vandalism and illegal dumping -- bringing sites back into use can stop thss as well as providing multiple benefits to local communities and the environment

Campaign to tackle Scotland's 11,000 hectares of abandoned land

Young golden eagles that have already learned to fly have been captured in the Outer Hebrides and released in southern Scotland as part of a ground-breaking project to bring the species back to the region - it's the first time the technique has been used for raptor reintroduction in the UK. Picture: John Wright/South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project

Why young eagles are moving from the isles to Scotland's southern region

Safer now: The new Bill bans hunting with dogs in Scotland.
Picture: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Greens unhappy at new Scottish fox hunting Bill to

Crofters’ goose budget is cooked

Environment minister Mairi McAllan

Area of sea larger than Edinburgh and Glasgow combined given special protection

When asked if Boris Johnson should resign, even this newly discovered species of seapen said he had no other choice (Picture: Scottish government)

More than just the dogs in the street know Johnson must go – Scotsman comment

A previously unknown deep-water coral has been discovered in the Rockall Trough, 450km off the west coast of Scotland - the new species has been formally named Pseudumbellula scotiae. Picture: ScotGov

Deep secrets: Rockall Trench reveals new species living 2km below the sea

NFU Scotland vice president, Andrew Connon

Expansion of commercial forestry means you can’t see the farmers for the trees

Scottish Government’s environment minister Mairi McAllan (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Green light for more small-scale woodlands

Striking the right balance with nitrogen use in farming - Brian Henderson

Around eight million trees in Scotland were damaged or affected by Storm Arwen, forestry chiefs estimate.

8 million trees damaged by Storm Arwen

See no weevil, hear no weevil

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Ian Blackford is waving goodbye to his time as an MP.

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford standing down at next election

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity. Picture: PA

Lorna Slater confirms deposit return plans scrapped in current form

Ange Postecoglou has left Celtic to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Postecoglou Celtic exit confirmed as new Spurs boss delivers farewell speech