Scotland’s place in Europe: Differentiation is the key issue, says Scottish Government Scotland needs to protect its access to the Single Market The Scottish Government is making the case for …
New HIE study updates rural cost of living in Scotland. In 2013, Highlands and Islands Enterprise in partnership with a range of other public agencies commissioned the Centre for Research …
Brexit: a bad choice is no excuse for not moving towards zero waste Joan Marc Simon of Zero Waste Europe says that it doesn’t have to mean the end of …
Scottish Government approves Fair Isles Demonstration and Research MPA On 26 October, Roseanna Cunningham, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, announced the designation of the Fair …
“Single Market must work for the islands “said Conservative MEP Ian Duncan last August. Last year (30.09.15), Dr Ian Duncan, Conservative MEP for Scotland, and chair of the ECR, welcomed small businessmen …
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 …
