Environment

Five new draft Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) designed to improve the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks have opened for consultation, securing the health of the UK fishing industry which depends on them.    

Trees for Life has launched a project which could see the first introduction to the UK of a breed of huge wild cattle called tauros – effectively reintroducing the aurochs, the wild ancestor of all domestic cattle, four centuries after its extinction.

NatureScot is urging gardeners to take a break this autumn and leave their gardens alone to help struggling pollinators over the winter.

In fact, taking a rest from gardening over autumn and winter is probably even more beneficial for bees and other pollinators than planting pollinator-friendly flowers for spring and summer.

Farm-Scale Renewables The what, the why, the how - Kinross

Join FAS at Mawmill Farm Kinross to hear from the Black family about how they have integrated various forms of renewable energy into their farming system. We will see and hear about how they utilise a ground-source heat pump to dry grain and heat sheds whilst at the same time cooling the coldstores.

New funding for critical infrastructure projects that will help boost employment, empower communities and ensure a sustainable future for Scotland's island communities has been announced by First Minister John Swinney.

First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that 67 projects will share a total of £14 million in support from the latest round of Marine Fund Scotland.

The First Minister made the announcement in Shetland, where this morning he will tour Lerwick’s daily electronic fish auction and meet the Shetland Fishermen’s Association before attending the Convention of the Highlands and Islands.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority and NatureScot have launched a five-year Capercaillie Emergency Plan to help the capercaillie population recover in Scotland. 

Details of how the Scottish Government will deliver their priorities over the lifetime of the National Islands Plan have been published in a route map.

It identifies the methods to monitor progress towards fulfilling the many commitments in the Plan and sets out timescales for delivery of our work.

Communities and businesses across Scotland will be given support and tools to help tackle the unavoidable impacts of climate change as part of the Scottish Government’s new National Adaptation Plan.

2023 saw the highest sighting rates and numbers of minke whales yet recorded in the Hebrides, but the lowest known for basking sharks, says a new report by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.

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