Two petitions calling for a moratorium until the full impacts on our climate, energy supply, water resources and communities are properly understood Action to Protect Rural Scotland: Stop the hyperscale AI data centres Scottish Greens: Stop hyperscale data centres in...
by Anne MacLennan On 10th July over 50 people gathered at An Crùbh to watch The People's Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis, hosted by ReRoot. The film has now been shown in over 2,000 community settings around the UK to raise awareness of the...
Tickets are going fast, but there are still plenty of fantastic events available. Almost all are free. Visit sleatnaturegroup.org/ssnf to reserve places. Deep-dive talks with our expert speakers - 25 years of Skye Birds, the mysterious corncrake of north Skye,...
Members of the Sleat Nature Group recently met online with Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), to find out how ESS could help groups and individuals raise concerns about environmental issues. To bring the work of ESS to a wider audience, Lucy Fitzpatrick of ESS...
Tabby, who resides on the Isle of Jura, decided to start a petition calling on the Scottish government to ban all single-use plastics. This has now received more than 26,000 signatures and the backing of MSPs in the Highlands and Islands. Read the full article here....
The fund is open for applications. The minimum grant support is £2,000 and the maximum is £25,000. More details here.
Since the rollout of the new recycling service, there has been a reduction of about 7,500 tonnes of waste collected at the kerbside and sent for disposal in the last 12 months compared to the previous period. Here are reminders of which items can go in the green and...
Monica Lennon MSP introduced the Bill because courts are not able to impose severe enough penalties when an individual or organisation recklessly or intentionally causes severe environmental harm. Making ecocide a criminal offence would ensure that courts are able to...
Grants for small scale tree planting Reforesting Scotland’s small grant for tree planting covers small projects that aren’t eligible for other funding - ideal for croft woodlands and plantings that connect existing stands. The application process is simple. NatureSave...
First of all, don’t cut the lawn! Plantlife runs the No Mow May campaign every year, encouraging people to let the grass grow to benefit wildflowers and other wildlife. Useful information on the website includes their work to protect plants and habitats in Scotland....