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Sharing Good Practice Events 2013-14

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Created: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 15:44

Details of the 2013-14 Sharing Good Practice event series, run by SNH, have been published online. Sharing Good Practice is a unique programme of events for people from a wide variety of sectors, including land managers, local authorities, health, business, education, voluntary and government. These events provide an opportunity for practitioners with differing levels of experience to network, learn from experts, influence future policy, share ideas, gain new insights and inspiration.

Presentations from previous events as well as the details of forthcoming events are available on the Sharing Good Practice webpage.

Environmentally Based Employment and Training Programmes

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Created: Monday, 25 March 2013 15:19

Under our ‘A Place for Growth’ theme, the CSGN aims to increase employment and training opportunities in land-based ‘green’ and ‘low carbon’ industries with the objective of not only providing meaningful work experience and support for unemployed people but also to improve local greenspace for everyone to enjoy.

To gather baseline data and identify where best practice activities are taking place, the CSGN Support Unit has commissioned consultants, Why Research, to carry out an audit of relevant training and subsidised employment schemes within the CSGN area.

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Integrated Habitat Network Forum 2013

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Created: Monday, 25 March 2013 13:28

The first Integrated Habitat Network Forum was held in March in Glasgow to bring together around 40 Integrated Habitat Network (IHN) data users from local authorities, agencies, environmental charities and universities. The Forum was an excellent opportunity for stakeholders to share experiences of IHN use and develop thinking on how the IHN data can be improved in future years. The event was hosted jointly by Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland and the CSGN Support Unit. Discussion points from the workshops and message boards on the day are helping to inform the development stages of an improved IHN for 2014/2015, and will directly influence the next version of the data.

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Updated Central Scotland Forest Strategy Published

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Created: Monday, 25 March 2013 13:06

Central Scotland Forest Trust and partners have released a revised Central Scotland Forest strategy. This highlights what has been achieved since the first strategy was launched in 1995 and sets out some ambitious targets for the future. Woodland cover, which stood at 11% at the start of the Forest’s development, now stands at 18% against the original target of 22%. The strategy review has provided the opportunity to define the role of the Forest in the context of the Central Scotland Green Network and to underline its importance in improving the quality of life in a historically degraded part of Scotland.

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Your Business, Your Greenspace Case Studies

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Created: Monday, 25 March 2013 10:32

Over the past year the CSGN Support Unit has been talking to businesses across the Central Belt which are reaping rewards from investing in their green infrastructure. The findings are now being launched as a suite of case studies. These ‘Your Business, Your Greenspace’ reports demonstrate how enterprises of all sizes, from all sectors, can meet business objectives and targets whilst playing a key role in developing greenspace.

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CSGN Forum

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Created: Monday, 25 March 2013 09:35

Planning for this year’s Forum is well underway. Last month we confirmed speakers from Atelier Dreisteitl and the South Pennine Watershed Landscape project. This month we are delighted to let you know of two further International speakers:

Dr. Gyeng Chul Kim, President of the Korean Transport Institute speaking about the Cheongyecheon Restoration Project; and

Michael Schwarze-Rodrian, Director of the Department & EU Representative of the Regional Association Ruhr speaking about the response to vacant land and derelict structures in the Ruhr and how this has led to world class parks and new uses, for example IBA Emscher Park and Zollverein.

We will get our booking system set up shortly so you can book your place.

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Consultants wanted for Interpretation Master Plan

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Created: Wednesday, 20 March 2013 13:08

The Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI) is seeking to commission the creation of an Interpretation Master Plan. This document will identify and develop key thematic stories to be told around the Initiative area and should provide IFLI with an innovative and integrated set of interpretation ideas and solutions to be implemented during the 2014 - 2018 delivery period. The successful agency will pull together existing data including details of priority project sites, target audiences and partners and community goals. This will be a key document for IFLI to submit as part of their Stage 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Landscape Partnership Scheme in October 2013.

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