Annual Review 2021
This document is a review of the activities of APRS during 2021 covering our work on: National Parks, Greenbelts, the Deposit Return Scheme, Town and Country Planning, Fundraising, Governance, Campaigns and other news.
APRS Deposit Return educational video
Join APRS Education Manager Jo and learn about the new Deposit Return System coming to Scotland
Worksheet Green Belts Activity A
What is greenspace, Green Belt and brownfield? Match the description to one of these.
Worksheet for APRS Deposit Return Educational Video
Decide which drinks containers will and will not be accepted by the Deposit Return System in Scotland in 2023.
Worksheet Deposit Return Activity C5
What are the benefits of Deposit Return? Can you work out which benefits stated are false?
Consultations and Briefings 2020-22
29/11/22 The Future of National Parks in ScotlandAPRS and SCNP response to NatureScot consultation 31/03/22 Draft National Planning Framework 4APRS
Briefing for MSPs about possible 2021 deposit return delay
Scotland’s already overdue deposit return system is at risk of another unnecessary delay, which would be in breach of an SNP manifesto commitment. This briefing from 2021 explains why we must not delay the implementation of deposit return.
The Climate Emergency – The Role of Scotland’s Rural Landscapes
Our landscapes have a key role to play in tackling the climate emergency and nature crisis. They are central to many of the likely changes which will result from climate change itself and from the actions we must take to tackle it. Taking an overall landscape view enables an integrated approach to the climate emergency to take place. This briefing expands on the role of landscape to tackle the climate emergency.
APRS Countryside Protectors Educator Notes
Notes for teachers and other educators around Scotland's new Deposit Return System, Green Belts and National Parks.