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Business Case Study Roadshow

Details: Created: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:15

We realise the ambitions of the CSGN can't be delivered by us working with our traditional public sector partners, we have to target and engage with businesses - encouraging them to take up sustainable 'green' practices and helping us to make the CSGN a reality.

Over the past year the CSGN Support Unit has been working with 10 businesses in Central Scotland which have all benefited from investing in their greenspace. Sometimes these are direct benefits via tourism other times the benefits are more subtle such as a reducing staff turn-over. Output from this research includes a series 2-page summaries and 4-page reports – from the Green Network Businesses section of our website.

We are now about to take this research out on the road.

First Minister to Open the John Muir Trail

Details: Created: Friday, 17 May 2013 14:27

The First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, has accepted an invitation from CSGN Chair, Keith Geddes to open the John Muir Trail on 21 April 2014. Access and arts officers from Councils along the Trail met recently in to plan for the opening event and the Chair is also working closely with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), the John Muir Trust and other partners on plans for next year's launch. An agency will be appointed to coordinate activity across the council areas.

First-Ever Strategy for Scotland's Historic Environment

Details: Created: Friday, 17 May 2013 09:04

The first-ever overarching strategy for Scotland's historic environment was unveiled today for consultation by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop.

Ms Hyslop said, "Until now there has been no overarching strategy for our historic environment. These proposals are intended to ensure Scotland's historic environment is understood, valued, enjoyed and enhanced - now and in the future.

CSGN Forum 2013 - Final Programme

Details: Created: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:31

We are looking forward to seeing you at this year’s CSGN Forum. As well as our fantastic speakers, we how have our list of soap box speakers and three delegates with exciting concepts have been selected to make presentations to win up to £5,000 in our CSGN Ideas Fund. The audience will have the chance to pick the winner. The last few places are going fast so don’t forget to book your place.

Consultation on the Future of Scotland Rural Development Programme

Details: Created: Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:11

The first phase of the consultation on the future of the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP) is now underway.

The SRDP delivers funding to a wide range of rural projects from village halls to farm diversifications. However the current SRDP programme is coming to an end and views are being sought on the SRDP for the period 2014-2020.

City Parks Boost Health and Wellbeing

Details: Created: Thursday, 16 May 2013 10:31

A new university study has found that urban residents are happier when they live near parks. The research, published in the journal Psychological Science, looked at people's happiness levels over an 18 year period. Led by Dr Mathew White from the University of Exeter Medical School's European Centre for Environment and Human Health, the study tracked changes in wellbeing over time, using data from the annual British Household Panel Survey between 1991 and 2008.