In the Scotland's Finest Woods competition, Tormore Community Woodland in Sleat (managed by Sleat Community Trust) won the Small Community Group Award and was Highly Commended in the Large Community...
New draft climate plan for Scotland
The Scottish Government’s draft climate routemap sets out how it believes the country will reduce emissions in line with national climate targets. MSPs and the public will have the opportunity to...
Environmental Standards Scotland
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...
Climate, COP and the budget
By Anne MacLennan 2024 was the hottest year on record globally and this summer was the UK's hottest. About 1,500 deaths in just 12 cities during the European heatwave in June-July were attributed to...
Ultra-processed Food
by Anne MacLennan The Lancet medical journal has recently published a series of strongly-worded articles about ultraprocessed foods (UPF). The authors write from a substantial evidence base, clearly...
Broadford Community Woodland update – new volunteering sessions
by Phil Knott Hello everyone, Firstly, a big thank you to everyone that made it along to Camping Skye last Sunday morning for the tree planting and guided walk. With over 30 folk in attendance, we...