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 …
Small Islands Think Big in Orkney
‘Small Islands are “the agents of change” that can be trusted to make the low carbon revolution happen in Europe’ declared Brendan Devlin, Special Adviser to DG Energy, at our …
Islands: Part of the solution to Europe’s 2030 Climate and Energy Challenges
Islands: Part of the solution to Europe’s 2030 Climate and Energy Challenges As Europe moves towards the implementation of its 2030 climate and energy agenda and the broader Energy Union …
How will Brexit impact Britain’s waste management practices?
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 …