Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
It’s all happening on the Rhins! A range of events have been organised as part of Archaeology month and the Scottish Geology Festival. You can explore the Rhins online with the experts or even get out on a guided walk around the North Cairn radar station. Choose which one you’d like to attend from the… Read more »
A new report highlights the significance of saltmarsh in Scotland for trapping and storing carbon, and helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. This new study used nationwide saltmarsh vegetation mapping and extensive saltmarsh soil property data to estimate the carbon stock of surface soils within Scotland’s saltmarsh. The Scottish Solway has extensive saltmarsh… Read more »
Crown Estate Scotland has just launched its new £3 Million fund. The Local Partnerships Capital Investment Fund is part of a wider commitment to promote sustainable development and support for community projects around Scotland. The process will involve the organisation making capital investments in projects of between £150k and £750k involving partnerships which aim to… Read more »
Have your say on the Draft Flood Risk Management Strategies and Local Flood Risk Management Plans. The Solway Flood Risk Management Strategy and the Solway Local Flood Risk Management Plan are currently being updated to identify target areas, objectives, and actions for the second six-year planning cycle (Cycle 2), from 2022 to 2028. Updated versions… Read more »
Solway Firth Partnership is launching the Solway Marine Litter Project – hear how they will be working with local groups to help co-ordinate litter clean ups along the Solway Coast and how you can get involved. The launch event will be held on Saturday 25 September at 7pm at the Isle of Whithorn Tearoom on the… Read more »
Join SFP for a Free Scottish Geology Festival Event at Stranraer Beach!
I-VMS for England’s under-12m fishing vessels takes a step forward. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched its programme to identify tracking devices that meet its technical specifications for monitoring location, speed and heading of under-12m fishing vessels. Suppliers have been invited to submit their products and technologies for assessment so fishers will have a… Read more »
Support to protect Scotland’s coastlines. An estimated £1.2 billion of Scotland’s buildings, transport infrastructure, cultural and natural heritage may be at risk of coastal erosion by 2050, according to new research. As part of the Scottish Government’s Dynamic Coast project, funded by the Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW), the University of Glasgow has developed… Read more »
A Consultation has been launched on the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind for Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas Decarbonisation (INTOG). This new planning round is designed to identify new potential areas for offshore wind development that will specifically target the electrification of oil and gas infrastructure in Scottish waters (out to 200 NM)…. Read more »
SFP is carrying out a car park survey along the Dumfries and Galloway coast. If you’d like to give your views on the car parks along the coast please take part in the survey at – Dumfries and Galloway Car Park Survey