SIF Winter 2023 Big Data Collection
A project developed by our Marine Litter Working Group, the Winter 2023 Big Data Collection, aims to gather data on island marine litter as well as test the methodology for …
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Cross Party Group on Islands 1: Focus on Energy
The first meeting of the Cross Party Group on Islands took place 11 January 2023 with a focus on energy. Presentations were from Dr Zoe Laird of Highland & Islands …
Scottish Island Futures – 2050 and beyond
Four Workshops in 2023 Exploring the Future of the Scottish Islands With the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 and the current £100 million Islands Growth Deal, Scottish society is becoming more …
Working Together on Island Marine Litter Solutions
A Scottish Islands Federation networking event bringing stakeholders together to address problems of removal, reduction and reuse of marine litter on Scottish islands. Marine litter, made up of household plastic …
SIF Member Session on Housing
In follow up to our last housing session we are delighted to welcome the Communities Housing Trust to share its new online resource to support community-led housing and to discuss …
Island Housing Group Session 2: Smart Clachan Project & Addressing Depopulation Action Plan
SIF Island Housing Group In our second member session on community-led housing initiatives we heard about the Smart Clachan project in Uist, a partnership between Stòras Uibhist and Rural Housing …
Fair Isle Development Manager
Fair Isle Development Company are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Development Manager to support the community and its partners in the economic and social development of the island: We …
SIF short-term contract opportunity – Carbon Neutral Islands
SIF is offering an exciting short term contract to support the Carbon Neutral Islands (CNI) project. The overall purpose is to capture and share learning from the project and wider …
National Islands Plan – Implementation Route Map 2022
Details of how priorities over the lifetime of the National Islands Plan will be delivered. It identifies the methods to monitor progress towards fulfilling the many commitments in the Plan …
The power of the Eigg Story, yesterday and today
Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 Community Fund gave Comunn Eachdraidh Eige – the isle of Eigg History Society – a great opportunity to celebrate 25 years of Eigg community ownership in a …