Scotland community action: Difference between revisions

News and comment 2014 30 new marine reserves for Scotland, July 25 [1] Half of children in Scotland getting to School on foot, bike or scooter, May 30 [2] “For the first time, anywhere in the world, a community-owned tidal turbine is generating electricity,” Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing, May 21 [3] Scottish universities given funding for low carbon projects, April 27 [4] Trying out low carbon electric bikes, April 11 [5] One tree at a time: restoring the forest of Caledon, February 3 [6] Blogs Greener Together Blog, Greener Scotland References ↑ The Ecologist ↑ Sustrans ↑ Shetland News ↑ BBC News ↑ Sustrans ↑ The Ecologist

Sustainability initiatives

• Eigg Island going green, (Wikipedia)
• Sustaining Dunbar
• Transition Scotland

Ecovillages

Findhorn Ecovillage, (Wikipedia)

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Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

Scottish Wildlife Trust - Wikipedia: Fauna of Scotland, Nature conservation in Scotland

Climate action

Scottish action on climate change - Scottish Communities Climate Action Network - Climate change information from the Scottish government

Community involvement

Action for Planning Transparency, a group made up of members of the public, based in the Highlands of Scotland - Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy in Scotland - Scottish Community Alliance - The Scottish Parliament, e-Petitioner

Cycling

Cycling Scotland - The Bike Station, bicycle recycling and cycling promotion charity for Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth - Stirling Cycle Hub

Education

Earthship Fife: Sustainable Communities Initiatives

Food

Nourish Scotland - Slow Food Perth - Soil Association Scotland

Green purchasing

Plastic Bag Free Selkirk

Low carbon communities

Comrie Carbon Challenge - Community Powerdown - Knoydart Foundation Powerdown - Going Carbon Neutral Stirling, information from scotland.gov.uk

Social inclusion

Scotland’s Outlook Scottish charities campaign to "shine a light on the scale and impact of the poverty crisis in our communities."

Sustainable energy

Callander Community Hydro Project - Community Energy Scotland - Microgen Scotland

Wikipedia: Renewable energy in Scotland, Wind power in Scotland, Gigha, Wind turbines

Sustainable transport

Paths for All - Traveline Scotland, plan any public transport journey within Scotland

Trees, woodland and forest

Trees for Life, (Wikipedia): award-winning registered charity working to restore the Caledonian Forest and its unique wildlife to the Scottish Highlands. The charity was formed in 1989 by Alan Watson Featherstone. The Caledonian Forest once covered a large area of the Highlands of Scotland as extensive stands of majestic Scots pine, interspersed with birch, rowan, juniper and aspen trees, but is now reduced to less than 5% of its former extent. Through planting native species of trees, removing non-native species and fencing seedlings to protect them from overgrazing by deer and sheep, Trees for Life aim to help the natural regeneration of the forest. Their long-term goal is to create a fully restored, healthy ecosystem, which will include the reintroduction of missing species of wildlife, such as the European beaver, wild boar, Eurasian lynx and Eurasian wolf. The vast majority of their work is carried out by volunteers. By engaging people from diverse backgrounds, they aim to achieve a powerful and educational experience that will promote the work of restoration to wider audiences and lead to increased support for the return of the forest and its species.

Woodland Trust Scotland

Resources

• Community involvement: Summary of the Evaluation of the Impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement, July 2008, The Scottish Government
• Environment, information from the Scottish Government
• Greener Scotland one-stop website for greener living, provided by the Scottish Government
• Scotland's Environment, website steered by a partnership chaired by the Scottish Government.

Calendar

2014

March 8 - 14 St Andrews Green Week

May 17 Warming up for the Commonwealth Games at Lang Craigs, plant a tree in the Commonwealth Grove at Lang Craigs

Citizens data initiative

Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics, the Scottish Government's programme of small area statistics in Scotland.

Maps

Scotland's greenspace map - Who owns Scotland

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Scotland, Sustainable development in Scotland

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