The Highlands & Islands Climate Hub is offering grants of up to £10,000 for community-led projects on themes such as community climate resilience, net zero, biodiversity, circular economy, active travel and energy efficiency. Closing date 30th May. For...
Research by Buglife shows flying insect populations (measured by splats on car number plates) have declined by 65% between 2021 and 2024 in Scotland, with similar trends in other parts of the UK. Insects are a vital food source for many other creatures, and the crash...
by Anne MacLennan The Agroforestry Research Trust in Devon has developed a fantastic food forest over more than 30 years. Browse the wonderful resources under ‘courses’, ‘shop’, and ‘agroforestry’. I attended their 2nd symposium a couple of years ago and found it...
The Scottish Government is consulting on Community benefits from net zero energy developments. This is "a review of the Good Practice Principles for onshore and offshore renewable energy, which seeks to ensure that our guidance helps communities and developers get the...
Volunteer tree nursery sessions have re-started, and take place 10.30 am – 2 pm every Wednesday at the Broadford Growers Hub. Tasks include sowing seeds, pricking out seedlings, getting the growing areas ready and preparing the cells, beds and trays. Some tree...
by Anne MacLennan ReRoot: Working together to create a more connected, healthy, sustainable and resilient food economy in Broadford and beyond. ReRoot is a loose grouping of people concerned about the food system overall. That’s from soil health, production,...
On 13th September, the UK's High Court decided that plans for the UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years will not be allowed to go ahead. The judge ruled that Michael Gove, when he was secretary of state for levelling up, acted unlawfully in accepting a claim by...
Community funding The Climate Hub has two types of funding for community groups to hold events during the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival coming up in September: £150 event contribution for smaller projects, or you can submit an event proposal for a larger...
by Anne MacLennan Plastics are increasingly important as the squeeze comes on petrochemical companies (even if they don’t seem to realise it). Carbon Tracker has long warned investors about the risks of putting resources into coal and petrochemical industries which...
Everyday Plastic and Greenpeace UK have teamed up again to run their nationwide investigation to understand just how much plastic packaging we throw away in one week in March. Governments across the world are negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty which could result in...