Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Guardian: Wolves’ reintroduction to Highlands could help native woodlands, says study

Reintroducing wolves in the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, researchers have suggested. 

 

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BBC: Plans to replace overhead power lines approved

Plans to replace 27 miles (43km) of overhead power lines in south-west Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government.

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Herald: Why planting trees could protect woodlands from beavers

Trees should be planted along riverbanks to help beaver colonies establish themselves while saving native woodlands from their intrusions.

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Scotsman: Seabirds are Scotland's 'Great Barrier Reef'

Offshore wind development is essential and urgent, but this emerging industry needs to be ‘nature positive’ from the get-go.

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