PERHAPS nowhere else in Scotland does the climate crisis truly crystallise itself than where I am in the Highlands and Islands. We are at its epicentre, a ground zero, for both the challenges and the solutions that it presents.
IT seems like the simplest thing in the world, to create a home. A place of sanctuary for ourselves or with others. To enjoy, to relax, to be who we want to be behind the privacy of our own doors. Somewhere to shelter from the storm and wait for the sun to rise each day.
NATIONAL parks have been created to celebrate, protect and enhance the most outstanding places the world over.
AMIDST the many challenges facing our climate, it is worth appreciating those moments when there are things to celebrate.
TALK to people about memories they’ve made in Scotland and many of them will take you back to precious moments spent in our national parks at Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and the Cairngorms.
NOBODY who witnessed the fires that engulfed our Highland communities will forget them in
THEY say that home is where the heart is, but far too many people are being priced out of the roof over their heads.
Tory MSP Maurice Golden said: “If you are going to do something, do it properly – Scotland’s new deposit returns system should include glass."
OUR coasts are among the most beautiful in the world. Scotland has been truly blessed with fantastic views and waters. These are the landscapes that have produced and inspired great art, poetry and song which has been passed down through generations.
WE all have our own stories. We all have our own backgrounds and our own baggage. We are the sum of our experiences and the products of our environments. Our world can be one full of beauty, joy and opportunity. But it can also be a dark place.
