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The Nextdoor Nature Pioneers Programme is:  ·       It’s a 6 month long, completely free training course.  ·       We’re focusing on community organising and the basics of creating positive change for nature.  ·       There’s a time commitment of roughly 1 hour per week.  ·       We will have 5 in person events and 5 webinars.   ·       By…

EMEN had a fantastic meeting with Sniffer recently, and there are some interesting updates to share with you. Sniffer have produced a Community Climate Adaptation Routemap which we would encourage you to check out – here’s the link. We will keep EMEN members up to date on developments with this.  

From YouthLink Scotland: This free, downloadable toolkit builds youth workers’ capacity and awareness around green skills and climate education for young people through training, resources and guidance. It provides inspiration, activities and lesson plans you can use to engage with your youth groups while empowering them to take climate action. You and your youth groups…

A message from our colleagues at Scottish Forestry – please help by completing the simple survey: Hi All, Asking for a favour, I know you may never have looked at the Scottish Forestry website and that is ok. Without  knowing what is needed and providing evidence that  what we have at the moment may not…

Zero Waste Scotland are showing hospitality businesses how small changes can have a huge impact on reducing single-use waste.  The results of their Ditching Disposables initiative have just been release.  The pilot identified six steps business can take to slash single-use waste – including switching from sauce sachets to refillable bottles, charging for single-use cups…

The nature crisis affects everyone, so everyone should have a say in how we solve it. That’s why we are supporting #PeoplesPlanForNature – the biggest conversation about the future of nature in the UK. Click the link in our bio to have your say and help create the People’s Plan for Nature.  The UK is…

Action Earth Grants now taking Autumn/Winter 2022 applications Thanks to funding from NatureScot, easy-to-access grants of up to £250 are now available. This year our focus is on helping restore and protect green spaces to deliver a ‘nature-rich’ future for all. These easy-to-access grants can be used by volunteers and groups to purchase plants, tools…

SCVO and KSB are working to deliver some comprehensive climate emergency training which would benefit any charitable organisation. You can view more details here. At time of writing, the September sessions are sold out – but do keep an eye on these for future reference.

EMEN staff have been involved in a number of planning sessions for NatureScot’s 30×30 programme, which aims to protect at least 30% of Scotland’s land and sea by 2030. It’s an ambitious project, but one which feels necessary and timely. For an overview of the programme, read more on the NatureScot website.  We’ll post and…

What is Nextdoor Nature? The Scottish Wildlife Trust has received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to create a community-oriented nature learning programme, which will be focusing on creating community leadership, and supporting communities to get actively involved in nature in their neighbourhoods and build connections with others, both in their local areas, and…