As part of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Project, Scottish Islands Federation is delighted to invite you to take part in a webinar that will explore and …
The NESOI Islands Facility, part of the Clean Energy for EU Islands Initiative, aims to support and fund island energy transition projects. Background: Over a number of years, the collaborative …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
