Nature funding switches to being year-round
FUNDING applications for “projects that aim to put Scotland’s land, rivers and seas back on the road to recovery” are now being accepted on a…
Category: Biodiversity
Peatlands restoration scheme delivers increase of 25 per cent
A SCHEME to restore Scotland’s peatlands has increased the number of hectares of peatland ‘on the road to recovery’ to 5,000ha. It means the initiative…
Further pledge made to protect peatlands
PROTECTING Scotland’s peatlands and wetlands has been again identified as a key Scottish Government objective, with a Scottish Government secretary pledging as much in a…
Islands and coasts conservation project targets species ‘on the edge’
SCOTLAND’S coasts and islands are to be the subject of a near five-year project, to help protect wildlife species in danger of dramatically falling numbers.…
Peatlands: the jewels in Scotland’s crown, Sue Walker
OVER a fifth of Scotland is covered with the soft brown hues of our peatlands, streaked with the yellows, greens and pinks of the mosses…
Pilot project setting sights on £2bn of private funding for nature
A PILOT project is expected to be launched soon, with the aim of testing to what extent £2bn of private sector funding could be unlocked,…
Nature funding supports 31 Scots projects
THIRTY-one projects in Scotland have been awarded funding to expand forests, restore habitats and protect threatened species – from the latest round of a £65m…
Views sought on proposed peat ban
VIEWS are being sought, concerning Scottish Government plans to ban the use of peat. Says the Scottish Government, here, of a consultation operating between now…
New nature restoration fund launched
GRANTS are being made available to projects to restore and improve the natural environment, in a new initiative launched jointly by the Scottish Government and…
Views sought on how communities might benefit from the countryside around them
VIEWS are being sought on how communities might benefit from creating, restoring and enhancing the countryside around them. A discussion paper has been launched by…