Climate change

We are the Scottish Government’s nature conservation agency. We know a fair bit about climate change. That’s not surprising, climate and nature have been wholly linked for three billion years

A’ toirt sùil air gnèithean a choimhead air mar a dh'atharraicheas na cruthan-tìre againn ri linn atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde.

‘Scotland’s Changing Nature’ uses species as a window into how our landscapes will alter as the climate changes. We have taken various species to explore how our lives and nature will change as the climate changes.

Net Zero’ means achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere and those taken out. What we do in the next decade is critical.

Left unchecked, climate change will speed up with significant impacts for nature, our economy and society, here in Scotland and globally.

Harnessing nature’s capacity to adapt can help us to manage climate change impacts. It also brings benefits like clean water, biodiversity and carbon storage.

Climate change is too big an issue to tackle alone. See what you can do to help us ensure a greener, healthier and more resilient Scotland.