Ministerial visit to Eigg
On 4 May, the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust hosted a visit by Paul MacLennan MSP, Minister for Housing, accompanied by local MSP, Emma Roddick. Together they visited the recently …
Clean energy for EU islands forum 2024
SIF chair Camille Dressler attended the Clean energy for EU islands forum 2024, taking place in on 14-15 May 2024, on the island of Pantelleria, 6 hours by ferry from Sicily. The …
Island of the Month- North Ronaldsay
As part of our island of the month interview series we spoke with Luke Fraser from North Ronaldsay Trust. Lying further north than the southern tip of Norway, North Ronaldsay …
March Island of the Month- Yell
Kate Lonsdale, North Yell Development Council. For the month of March, we selected Yell, Shetland as our Island of the Month. We had the pleasure of interviewing Yell Resident Kate …
Marine Litter Data Collection Methodology
The SIF Marine Litter Data Collection Methodology allows for data samples of 10 meters or more and there are simplified forms which can be completed. These forms have been modified …
Marine Litter Working Group – Data Collections
One of the issues identified by the SIF MLWG was the lack of data to demonstrate the scale of the problem. With this support they have developed a Marine Litter …
Introduction to our Marine Litter Working Group
In 2019 the Scottish Islands Federation (SIF) identified that there was no group from the Scottish Islands that looked at the problem of Marine Litter which was coming ashore. SIF …
Meet our New Directors (1 of 2) Janet Marshall
Having lived on the Isle of Lewis for nearly 40 years, Janet has had many roles: Wildlife Illustrator, Research Assistant, Web Designer, Theatre tour Manager, PA to the Chief Executive …
Tiree’s Rhoda Meek on her work on addressing housing in the islands.
On 8 Feb, as part of our 2024 #SIFAGM we had Rhoda Meek, Chair of Tiree Development Trust and Managing Director of Isle Develop along to present her recent Tiree …
Islands Connectivity Plan
Transport Scotland is undertaking a series of island engagement sessions to inform the development of the Islands Connectivity Plan, in particular, the two documents recently published for public consultation: the …