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The latest Transition Black Isle news can be found below.

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GALE acquires The Shieling for a Community Hub

14 May 2024

Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum (GALE), which already runs the GALE Centre in Gairloch, has acquired the nearby former Sheiling restaurant for use as a community hub. Read the GALE blog about th...
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Misleading carbon data in 'Six inches of Soil'

20 April 2024

The film 'Six inches of Soil', about three young people practising 'regenerative' agriculture on a farm in Cornwall, has recently received considerable attention, and is being sho...
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18 recommendations from People's Panel on Climate Change

18 April 2024

In a public involvement exercise reminiscent of Scotland's Climate Assembly, which reported in June 2021, a randomly selected 'People's Panel was convened to support the Net Zero, Ene...
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Actions for a Healthy Planet(4) - United Nations

08 April 2024

Every one of us can make choices to protect nature, tackle climate change, and take care of our planet. The Sustainable Development Goals spell out how we can protect our environment and...
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We are part of the rapidly expanding worldwide Transition Towns movement. The Black Isle is a peninsula of about 100 sq miles ENE of Inverness in Scotland, UK.