Land
The Langholm Initiative charity aims to buy 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor and three residential properties from Buccleuch, and so expand the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve to 10,500 acres.
Success would boost plans for community regeneration, including nature-based tourism opportunities, and for tackling the nature and climate emergencies.
- Read more about Second phase of South of Scotland’s biggest community buyout launches to double size of vast new nature reserve
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Funding of £600,000 further supports the sustainable development of Scotland’s Blue Economy.
Scottish Government funding of over £600,000 is set to trigger the expansion of an innovative seaweed company.
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Do you care where your food comes from? Share your ideas on what more can be done to create a future where all can enjoy locally produced food.
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Are you a farmer or crofter considering diversification but not sure where to start? Are you in the tourism, hospitality or the food and drink business and keen to benefit from the growth of agritourism in Scotland? Or just curious to find out more?
- Read more about Agritourism Conference - last chance to book
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Through the £2 million Island Communities Fund, 29 successful community groups and businesses across 23 islands have been awarded grants of up to £150,000 each.
- Read more about Creating resilient and sustainable islands
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More than £1 million of the Scottish Land Fund is being awarded to eight local community groups to help them take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them.
- Read more about Community Land Week - £1 million awarded
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The idea for the trek – which is raising funds for Highlands-based rewilding charity Trees for Life – germinated three years ago while Michael was walking in the Scottish Highlands.
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The Scottish Government will provide up to £1 million to support the pathfinders through the development phase of the programme.
- Read more about Fast-tracking net zero infrastructure
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