Cost of living on islands still 40% higher
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 …
Fair Isle gets its Marine Protected Area
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 …
Islands in Scotland’s Rural Parliament manifesto
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 …
ESIN 2016 conference will focus on the need for island sustainability indicators
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
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 …
What matters most to the Islands – the S.I.F. Survey results
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 …
The first SMART ISLANDS forum hosted in Athens
A step towards maturing the Smart Islands Initiative The first Smart Islands Forum was hosted in Athens on 21 and 22 June at the initiative of the DAFNI Network of …
Syrian refugees welcomed on Scottish islands
Scotland has welcomed more Syrian refugees than any other part of the UK under the government’s official resettlement scheme, accepting more than 600 people compared to just 33 who have …
New blood for S.I.F.
Meet our new Development officer and new board member S.I.F. directors are delighted to announce the appointment of Kirsty MacColl as the organisation’s new development officer. Kirsty is a crofter …
Blue New Deal workshop
The Blue New Deal The Blue New Deal is a UK-wide initiative, led by the New Economics Foundation and working in collaboration with a range of stakeholders, to support good jobs, …