Environment

A new Crop Innovation Centre (CIC) was officially opened last week (25 October). 

A centuries-old oak nestled in the heart of Lochaber, Scotland, has been dubbed ‘Tree of the Year’ in the Woodland Trust’s prestigious competition.  

The Skipinnish Oak – named after a Scottish ceilidh band and thought to be at least 400 years old – will go on to compete for European Tree of the Year. 

Planning for Change: Using Whole Farm Plans to build farm resilience

Join Soil Association Scotland  at Lumphinnans Farm in Fife for an interactive workshop to explore what Whole Farm Plans are, what the new requirements will mean for your farm, and how you can use the WFP framework to boost the resilience of your business.

A new report from the Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable Financial Services makes 31 recommendations on how the public and private sectors can encourage and fund green investments and tackle the climate emergency.

The Farm Advisory Service (FAS) has received a strong uptake in Carbon Audits.

To allow the service to manage this high demand, and the Scottish Government to adjust available resources, new applications for FAS Carbon Audits were paused on 23 September 2024. Existing applications will be processed and honoured as usual.

A new survey has been launched to find out from farmers, crofters and land managers what their preferences are for developing natural capital projects in group settings.

There are increased opportunities available to farmers and landowners to access nature markets, both individually and by coming together to deliver natural capital projects at the scale required to attract funding.

 

There is still time to take part in a Scottish Government (SG) consultation on the proposed implementation of charging for single-use disposable beverage cups in Scotland, with responses accepted up until the closing date of Thursday 14 November 2024.

The Countryside Trust has announced an invitation to tender for a ‘Rainforest bryophytes survey and assessment’, which will support the first delivery phase of Wild Strathfillan nature restoration project.

Funding has been awared through NatureScot’s Nature Restoration Fund for ‘Lochside to Mountain-top', the first delivery phase of Wild Strathfillan.  

NatureScot, Beaver Trust and the University of St Andrews are working together this autumn and winter to gather up-to-date detailed information on the locations of active beaver territories and assess the spread of the population.

A new booklet to support farmers, crofters and land managers address soil errosion has been published.     

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