Environment

Moray CAN - Climate Action Network Meeting

Moray's new Climate Action Network, Moray CAN, is dedicated to helping local communities mobilise their efforts to take climate action.

SCCAN Annual Gathering - Surviving & Thriving

 

Are you ready to join forces with like-minded individuals and organisations working towards a sustainable future?

Come to the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) Annual Gathering Glasgow! 

Scottish Forum on Natural Capital is celebrating 10th anniversary event

Join Scottish Forum on Natural Capital (SFNC) for an evening of networking, drinks and presentations from their members to help celebrate the last 10 years and look towards the next 10.

A ban on the use of snare traps in Scotland has reached a key parliamentary milestone.

As part of Stage 2 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill, the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee voted in favour of Environment Minister Gillian Martin’s amendment to ban the use of snares.

Community Ownership Electric Roadshow

This winter, as Community Land Scotland celebrate 100 Years of Community Ownership, they will be packing up their campervan, stocking up on cakes and coffee, and visiting communities across the Northeast of Scotland and Tayside to share inspiring stories of community ownership. Over the course of one week in February, they will meet with groups in Angus, Stirling, Dundee, and Aberdeen.

The Scottish Government is proposing to make new laws around the heating systems that can be used in homes and places of work, which will help Scotland reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reach its legal binding ‘net zero’ targets.

Huts and Hutting Session with Donald McPhillimy

Huts and Hutting Session with Donald McPhillimy

6th March 2024 – 10-11.30am  

  • What’s the difference between a hut, a shed, a pod, a caravan and a bothy? 

  • Would you like to know more about the Thousand Huts campaign? 

  • What’s the future for huts in Scotland? 

There is still tme to take part in the Proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill: Consultation, which closes on the 8 March 2024.

Businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal communities will benefit from £14 million in grants from the Marine Fund Scotland 2023-24.

A total of 91 projects, with grants ranging from just under £1,000 up to £1.6 million, will support innovation and sustainable practices for the marine economy, including work to reduce carbon emissions. Projects include:

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