Luring people and wildlife back to our town centres and connecting rural communities
Nature needs legal protection
Thursday, October 1st, 2020Fidra joins call for strong laws to protect and restore nature in Scotland
Scotland launches its Environment Strategy
Friday, February 28th, 2020Fidra welcomes the Environment Strategy for Scotland and calls for legally binding targets, monitoring and enforcement to prevent pollution
Here’s our New Year’s Resolutions – What are yours?
Wednesday, January 1st, 2020In 2020 we are more determined than ever to achieve our vision of a healthy environment and sustainable societies, join in with our New Year’s resolutions and help us stick to them!
Is there anything to be scared of at Halloween?
Thursday, October 31st, 2019The chemical cocktail that haunts Halloween
Is grass always greener? Evaluating environmental impact of synthetic sports pitches
Monday, September 16th, 2019Should we pass on plastic pitches? With conversations kicking off about plastic in sport, water use on turf and year-round pitch performance, how do you find the perfect pitch?
Flame retardants in our furniture; UK regulations and ten years of ‘imminent change’
Monday, August 26th, 2019After almost a decade of regulatory review, and no action, are we any closer to achieving fire safety without toxicity?
What harm could it do? Fidra check out the risk of receipts
Monday, June 17th, 2019Retailers give us receipts every day. But are they aware of the environmental harm they are handing over? Fidra explores the impacts of bisphenols on receipts and what our UK retailers are doing about it.
Polystyrene pollution and practical solutions
Saturday, May 11th, 2019Polystyrene is used to keep our takeaways hot, insulate our homes and transport everything from fresh fish to human organs. What a hero! Yet, the devastation it reaps on our natural environment is far from heroic.