Funding for island shops to ditch single-use packaging
A total of £600K in grant funding is now open for applications for shops in the Scottish islands. The funding will help retailers provide package-free shopping options in a bid …
Island Communities Impact Assessment – consultation
The Scottish Government Islands Team has launched a consultation on the proposed Island Communities Impact Assessments guidance and toolkit. The closing date is 9 November and you can find out …
Islands Green Recovery Programme
Through its newly launched Islands Green Recovery Programme, the Scottish Government will invest £2million in locally-led green projects to support economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Split into four …
National Islands Plan goes live!
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 …
Looking at the gaps in island data
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 …
Proposed National Islands Plan
SIF was delighted to have played a constructive role in the community consultation of the National Islands Plan. The insight gained directly fed into the development of the first ever …
National Islands Plan Consultation – event reports
Between April and July 2019 SCELG, Scottish Government and Scottish Island Federation will capture the views of island communities through a wide consultation process. The dates, locations and reports from …
Islands Plan consultation successfully concluded!
For the first time ever, Scotland’s island residents, not just their elected representatives, are helping to shape the policies that affect them. The National Island Plan consultation which started on …
National Islands Plan – get ready to have your say
Later this year, the first National Islands Plan as well as the guidelines for the new Island Communities Impact Assessments (ICIA) will come into place – we mustn’t miss our …
Islands (Scotland) Act 2018
The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 was granted Royal Assent in July 2018. The Act introduces measures to support and help meet the unique needs of Scotland’s islands now and in the future. It …