Islands Bond
SIF welcomes and values the much needed discussion stimulated by the Islands Bond initiative, particularly if this leads to collective and tangible solutions to the underlying challenges to sustaining living …
Young Islander’s Challenge
Over the next few months young islanders from across Scotland have the opportunity to take part in the Young Islander Challenge! The Challenge aims to enable young people to talk …
Island Community Impact Assessments
A key part of the Islands (Scotland) Act, Island Community Impact Assessments are due to come into force later this month. The Scottish Government recently conducted a consultation on the …
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 Assessments
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 …
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 …