Local energy & electric vehicles
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, …
Deposit Return Scheme
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 …
Scottish Government Local Energy Policy Statement: Consultation Events
The Scottish Government’s Local Energy Policy Statement consultation is now live and you can read more about it here. As part of the process, a series of workshops are being …
The Smart Islands Initiative
Launched in Brussels on 28 March 2017, the Smart Islands Declaration will bring together Local actors such as the Scottish Islands Federation and the European Small Islands Federation (ESIN) alongside …
SMILEGOV
THE SMART ISLANDS INITIATIVE IS following up on this project! The project idea in a nutshell Project SMILEGOV is built on the idea that cooperation between different levels of governance …
Smart Islands Exchange Project
As part of the LEADER funded Preparatory project “ Smart islands through exchange and collaboration”, islanders from the Small isles of Eigg and Canna in Scotland’s Highland region travelled to …
Introduction to the Marine Litter Working Group
See our statement on Marine litter below Scottish islands are at the forefront of the fight against Marine litter. Many of our island communities have been taking action and are …
From Water Saving to Green Tourism
March 2018 saw the conclusion of the ESIN water study involving 8 small European islands in Greece, Croatia, Ireland and France which all had issues with water shortage. ESIN received …
The Clean Energy for EU Islands Initiative
Malta Political Declaration on European Islands Following on from the Smart Islands Initiative, spearheaded by island local and regional authorities of the Members States signing the Smart Islands Declaration, momentum …
Smart Sustainable Inclusive Blue Growth
4th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference, Glasgow If the potential of the blue economy is to be realised, strategy must be based on local need and local communities must be key …