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How to travel to the distilleries of Scotland through scent alone
Once, if you smelled of whisky in the morning you could expect a trip to the HR department – now it might be the source of water-cooler compliments. Imogen Russon-Taylor is the founder of Scotland’s first perfume house, Kingdom Scotland, making contemporary, gender-neutral fragrances which, she hopes, encapsulate the country’s history, landscapes and distilling traditions.
“I wanted to bottle Scotland’s natural beauty and elemental weather,” says the Manchester-born graduate of Edinburgh University. Russon-Taylor worked in the film and beauty industries before moving back to Scotland with her family in 2006.
Now is the time for ASEAN member states to join a global effort to protect at least 30% of the Earth s land and ocean
24th May 2021 2 hours ago
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 25, 2021 (Antara/Bernama-AsiaNet) - On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day, a growing number of elected officials, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and other experts are calling on ASEAN leaders to endorse ambitious proposals to protect biodiversity and advance Indigenous rights through the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
After a year-long delay, the official negotiations of the Convention on Biological Diversity have resumed this month and are scheduled to conclude in Kunming, China this October. As delegates from 196 countries including all of the ASEAN member states participate in the negotiations, eyes are on the ASEAN region. As one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, ASEAN member states have a crucial role to play in developing a successful global strategy
Small Edinburgh park gifted trees and shrubs to brighten area and tackle emissions
A small park next to the Water of Leith has been brightened up with a host of carefully selected trees and shrubs.
Wednesday, 17th March 2021, 7:00 am
Lady Jennifer Bute and with Ruthe Davies Edinburgh City Council s trees and woodlands officer Picture: Lisa Ferguson On March 15 Edinburgh City Council’s Forestry Department will be planting a collection of exciting trees and shrubs in this little park which runs between the Water of Leith and Arboretum Road. As the UK has a critically low level of tree cover, which is needed to mitigate climate change, this small contribution will not only beautify this little park but assist in removing greenhouse gas emissions. The trees and shrubs chosen are a mix of native and select horticultural species, including Acer, Stewartia (originally Stuartia), Gingko, Metasequoia, Salix, Davidia, Magnolia and Cornus, as well as a lovely Rosa Mary Queen of Scot