John Muir Trust’s new visitor management report lays bare tourism dilemma for rural communities, as Highlands prepares for summer influx. Scotland’s scenery is one of our most valuable assets and…
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Funding for community marine surveys
Thursday, March 25th, 2021St Kilda Jellyfish ©NatureScot/George Stoyle A new fund has been launched to help communities and local groups get involved in surveys and monitoring of Scotland’s seabed and coastlines. The Community…
Seaweed Cultivation in Scotland: A Guide
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021By Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) Over the last 18 months there has been a rapid increase in interest in seaweed cultivation in Scotland’s inshore waters. Licence applications have been…
Lochaline Native Oyster Project launches
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021On the Sound of Mull, founding Coastal Communities Network member – the Community Association of Lochs and Sounds – has launched its own native oyster reintroduction project at Lochaline, via…
Meet Scotland’s community-led MPA officers!
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021Two communities demonstrating how they can take leadership in marine protected area management are the island communities of Arran and Fair Isle, both of whom FFI has been closely supporting…
New film highlights impact of dredging on communities
Thursday, February 18th, 2021Scallop © COAST The Our Seas Coalition in Scotland has released a short film called ‘The Limit’ to highlight experiences of creel fishermen and coastal communities affected by the plight…
Involve local groups in protecting biodiversity
Thursday, September 10th, 2020Edinburgh declaration calls on leaders to work far more closely with communities to protect biodiversity. The worldwide effort to combat critical levels of biodiversity loss will fail without far greater…
Coastal communities missing out on government funding
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019Scotland’s coastal communities are missing the chance to bid for millions in government funding, while projects in England and Wales benefit, the Tories have claimed. The Scottish Government was given…
Giving teeth to marine protected areas
Friday, April 5th, 2019Pair trawling is when two ships travel in parallel several hundred metres apart towing a huge net which indiscriminately scoops up marine animals in its path. Our planet’s oceans are…
Scotland land ownership ‘damaging communities’ in some areas
Thursday, March 21st, 2019Concentrated land ownership appears to be causing “significant and long-term damage” to communities in some parts of Scotland, a report has found. The Scottish Land Commission report found that power…
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