Training for success – why we want to help more people get into peatland restoration
NatureScot (27 June 2024) explains why we need to increase the number of people and businesses with the skills and knowledge to carry out the peatland restoration work. Discover how Peatland ACTION’s Workforce Development Team aim to do this, and how you can access training.
Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund
Inspiring Scotland share news and information about the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund which is now open for applications. The aim of this fund is to help community-led project groups in Scotland to design and deliver local nature restoration projects. Community groups can apply for up to £13,500, with successful applicants receiving up to [...]
Bringing Peatland ACTION to life
This blog post on Scotland’s Nature (9 February 2024) shares the reasons peatland restoration is so important, the benefits that it can bring, and the dedication of the landowners, managers, Peatland ACTION project officers, surveyors and contractors who make it all happen. Checkout 4 new cases studies in bogs and [...]
Nature Restoration Jobs and Skills Week – 13-17 March 2023
Check out this programme of free training events focussed on skills for nature restoration, put together by NatureScot and partners. Some of these are available for booking and still have places available, so if you’d like to widen your skills and knowledge to help restore nature, then explore the links [...]
Land the perfect career opportunity working with nature
This article in The Herald (1st March) features Ivan Clark, Nature-based Skills and Jobs Manager at NatureScot. He describes how out of date perceptions about land-based jobs are one of the barriers to greater participation in this sector. Ivan describes how introducing awareness of nature-based jobs at secondary schools is [...]
The Scientist / The Climate Project
What’s it like being a scientist working to restore degraded peatland? Checkout this short film from Moors For The Future Partnership, shared by the John Muir Trust.
