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Farmer-led groups are recommending the Whole Farm Plan to support farmers and crofters in taking a holistic view of their businesses.

By establishing their current performance and activities, farmers and crofters can identify opportunities for improvement and work towards greater productivity and profitability, positioning their business to contribute to meeting Scotland’s climate and nature targets.

Operational renewable energy projects across Scotland have now committed over £30 million worth of community benefits to communities in the last 12 months.

Scotland’s forestry workforce must grow by 72% between 2022 and 2027 to meet the country’s ambitious tree-planting targets. 

This skills gap presents an urgent challenge to ensure the sector is equipped with the professionals needed to meet these goals. 

Lantra have announced that the Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) Mentoring Programme will be active again in 2025, with the announcement that the scheme is open for applications.

The Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant scheme (DGTPG) is still open for applications. 

The DGTPG covers the whole of the Dumfries and Galloway area and seeks to grow the numbers of woodland trees with small areas of planting to benefit the Dumfries and Galloway landscape whilst promoting the guardianship of woodland environments in local communities.

The original manuscript of a Gaelic love song written during the Battle of the Somme is to be housed at a new cultural centre.

Views are being sought on ways to improve how communities will receive additional benefits from renewable energy developments.

‘Community benefits’ are provided by developers to local groups and can include funding, actions such as in-kind works, the direct support of projects, or other site-specific benefits – such as a reduction in energy bills through local electricity discount schemes or building affordable housing.

The Moray Eco Youth Fund for Sustainability is now open to applications.

An amount of £33,333 from Moray’s portion of Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund has been dedicated to youth-led sustainability projects.

A £20 million fund will help Scotland’s islands to play a crucial role in Scotland's society, culture and economy.

The capital investment, to be split equally between the two local authorities as part of the 2025/26 Budget, would help to sustain and improve inter‑island connectivity in a way that best meets local needs. 

NatureScot has awarded grants totalling over £1 million to projects that will restore bogs for rare dragonflies in northern Scotland, create hedgerows for sparrows in Glasgow and help bring back native oysters to the Bay of Firth in Orkney.

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