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RURAL COMMUNITIES SPEAK UP AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT EVENT – JOBS, FOOD AND YEAR-ROUND CONSERVATION HIGHLIGHTED
RURAL COMMUNITIES SPEAK UP AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT EVENT - JOBS, FOOD AND YEAR-ROUND CONSERVATION HIGHLIGHTED
Scotland’s regional moorland groups hosted an event at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, to outline the many benefits of the work undertaken by Scottish estates and upland communities. MSP’s including Maurice Golden, Murdo Fraser, Edward Mountain, Kate Forbes, Rhoda Grant, Donald Cameron and Rachael Hamilton were updated on the activities of the six groups, from
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400 RURAL BUSINESSES VOICE OPPOSITION TO GROUSE SHOOTING LICENSING PLANS
400 RURAL BUSINESSES VOICE OPPOSITION TO GROUSE SHOOTING LICENSING PLANS
Nearly 400 businesses have joined together to urge the Scottish Government to avoid a ‘disastrous and irreversible’ outcome for rural Scotland from its plans to licence grouse shooting. Butchers, hotels, tradespeople, farms and upland estates are amongst those to have written to Environment Minister, Gillan Martin MSP, seeking changes to be made to the Wildlife
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GROUSE MOOR MANAGEMENT OFFERS ‘MOST SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS’, ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT
GROUSE MOOR MANAGEMENT OFFERS 'MOST SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS', ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT
A new report concludes that, based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) environmental, social and economic definitions, moorland managed for grouse shooting provides greater overall benefits than any alternative use. Written by Professor Simon Denny, formerly of the University of Northampton, and reviewed by Professor James Crabbe from the University of Oxford, the new report titled ‘Sustainable driven
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COUNTRY SPORTS SECTOR URGES GOVERNMENT TO ‘LISTEN TO THE REAL VOICE OF RURAL SCOTLAND’
COUNTRY SPORTS SECTOR URGES GOVERNMENT TO ‘LISTEN TO THE REAL VOICE OF RURAL SCOTLAND’
The Gift of Grouse campaign is calling on the Scottish Government to ‘listen to the real voice of rural Scotland’ and resist pressure from activists determined to undermine a world-leading country sports sector. More than 30,000 people will attend the Scottish Game Fair which begins today (Friday 30 June) and celebrates the multiple benefits that
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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY EXHIBITION SHOWCASES THE BENEFITS OF MOORLAND MANAGEMENT
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY EXHIBITION SHOWCASES THE BENEFITS OF MOORLAND MANAGEMENT
The importance of moorland management was highlighted at the Scottish Parliament this week as the Gift of Grouse campaign hosted an exhibition sponsored by Jim Fairlie, the SNP MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire. The three-day exhibition showcased the benefits of moorland management for biodiversity, carbon sequestration, the economy and rural communities, and was supported
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