Putting islands in Scotland’s Rural Parliament manifesto The Scottish Rural Parliament in 2016 brought together 350 people from across rural Scotland to discuss the issues of greatest importance to rural …
Overcoming Barriers to Economic Development – A Remote Island Perspective A seminar organised by the Committee of Regions and Shetland Island Council 9 September 2016, …
Small Islands Atlas and Sustainability indicators There has been a long discussion within ESIN about the need for a better understanding of the Smaller islands position at the level of …
The Community Empowerment Act and Coastal communities At the Marine Communities Workshop organised by Flora and Fauna International in May 2016, we heard the Scottish Community Alliance on the community …
Scotland’s Island Communities: Meeting the Challenges A survey by the Scottish Islands Federation August 2016 Foreword Almost 80% of the UK’s inhabited islands are found in Scotland. There are 93 and …
FERRIES UNIT FREIGHT REVIEW NOW PUBLISHED. The principles for the new ferry fares: simplicity, comparability and consistency Following their commitment in the ferry plan, the Scottish government Ferries unit has …
Alyn Smith, MEP: do not let Scotland down! SNP MEP Alyn Smith addressed the European Parliament making clear Scotland’s desire to continue our membership of the EU – and received …
A step towards maturing the Smart Islands Initiative The first Smart Islands Forum was hosted in Athens on 21 and 22 June at the initiative of the DAFNI Network of …
Friends of the Earth Scotland believes that for the sake of our environment, we should remain part of the EU. Membership of the EU has transformed the UK’s environmental laws …
Scotland has welcomed more Syrian refugees than any other part of the UK under the government’s official resettlement scheme, accepting more than 600 people compared to just 33 who have …
