Community Action Response call as coronavirus cases rise Scots are being asked to ensure links within their community are strengthened as the prospect of mass social isolation grows 12th March …
Given the vital importance of connectivity to the sustainability of Scottish island communities, SIF welcomed the opportunity to contribute perspectives to this inquiry by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, …
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The funding should seek to continue addressing the same challenges, making our region and especially the islands more competitive, fostering economic growth and creating new jobs, ensuring the right infrastructure …
By using renewable energy near to where it is generated, its financial value can be retained in the local economy, with reduced wastage associated with long distance transmission inefficiencies. Potentially, …
On 27 December 2019, Scotland’s first ever National Islands Plan (NIP) was launched. Replacing the proposed plan which was published in October, the NIP provides a framework for action and …
Recognition of the importance of waste minimisation as integral to challenges of managing island refuse more sustainably, but also some questions about how the scheme will work for island shops …
Accurate data is a key tool to enable decision-making, measuring success, advocating and monitoring change, understanding differing circumstances and identifying things that work and yet there is a real gap …
S.I.F. at the European Rural parliament 2019 by Camille Dressler, S.I.F. Chair The 4th European Rural Parliament took place in Candas, Asturias in Spain on November 6-9, 2019. The host …
SIF recognises the exciting potential for the proposed transient visitor levy to generate a new income stream to support the inclusive wellbeing, resilience and sustainability of island communities into the …