News
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April deadline for Agri-Environment Climate Scheme
The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme will close for applications on 17 April 2019. Read more -
Scottish Natural Heritage Campaign against Livestock Worrying
Dog owners are being encouraged to take extra responsibilty around livestock when out and about this Spring. Read more -
Report claims Brexit could lead to '21st Century Clearances'
The potential impact of Brexit on rural Scotland has been described as the ‘21st Century Clearances’ in a new report published by Scottish Rural... Read more -
New Report: Concentrated Land Ownership in Scotland
A new report published today (Wednesday 20 March 2019) finds that concentrated land ownership is having significant impacts on communities across... Read more -
Scottish LEADER Staff Group Meeting | Angus 13th - 14th March 2019
The latest LEADER Staff Group meeting took place recently at Piperdam Leisure Resort in the Angus Local Action Group area Read more -
Study Shows Decline in Rural Gender Pay Gap
Researchers in SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre have completed a scoping study on the gender pay gap in rural Scotland. Read more -
Crown Estate Scotland Launch New Consultation
Crown Estate Scotland put forward a number of key issues related to the managing of Scotland's rural assets in this paper. Read more -
2 Scottish Projects nominated in International Awards
2 Scottish projects have been nominated in the upcoming 'Rural Inspiration Awards' amongst finalists from all over Europe, out of over 170... Read more -
Meet the team - Hannah Downey
On IWD we chatted to our Comms & Events Support Officer about her experiences to date. Read more -
Rural Jobs Round-Up | March 2019
In our monthly Rural Jobs Round-Up we highlight some current rural development posts and jobs in rural areas. Read more