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Fife Climate Festival

Fife Climate Festival runs between Saturday 21st September and Saturday 5th October 2024. 

The festival is a celebration of community climate action, filled with inspiring and interesting events and activities. It is designed to celebrate the great climate action work already happening within Fife, show what we can all do to make a difference and inspire positive action to tackle the climate emergency.

Plans to boost the use of Scots and Gaelic in traditional areas have been passed at Stage 1 by the Scottish Parliament.

MSPs have voted for the general principles of the Scottish Languages Bill.

Livestock farmers in Lanarkshire and the Cairngorms will have the opportunity to benefit from free business support via The Royal Countryside Fund’s (RCF) Farm Resilience Programme which gets underway again this autumn.

Communities across Scotland, including groups in the Hebrides, Shetland and Arran are to benefit from a share of £1.5 million Scottish Government funding aimed at supporting community renewable energy generation projects.

A focused strategy has been launched to place Scotland at the forefront of the net zero economy, with targeted actions to secure growth and investment.

Delivered as part of the Programme for Government, the Green Industrial Strategy sets out five priority areas where efforts and resources will be concentrated. These are:

A dedicated online hub has been set up to share news, information and a space for conversation, as residents and communities in Galloway and beyond debate the Scottish Government’s proposed national park status for the area.

The Scottish government is launching a new ‘planning hub’ to help boost development and green energy opportunities across the country by providing specialist expertise.

Dr Jane Atterton, Senior Lecturer, Rural Economy Environment And Society, Rural Policy Centre and Senior Lecturer, Scotland's Rural College recently attended a webinar on rural proofing, organised by Horizon Europe funded projects working on the RUSTIK* and GRANULAR** projects.

Nearly 1 in 3 people in the UK find it difficult to use online services. Reasons for this include: poor internet access, not feeling confident using technology, having dyslexia, or low or no vision.

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has announced a review of Creative Scotland to ensure its operations and structure are optimal to the needs of the culture sector, as part of this year’s Programme for Government.

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