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SCNP 33rd Annual General Meeting 2024

SCNP’s 2024 33rd Annual General Meeting will be held on:

Friday 26th April 2024

10.30am – 4pm

Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL

Refreshments will be available from 10.00am.

All relevant notices will be posted here….

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Funding National Parks

Graham Barrow of SCNP provides a research report on international funding of National Parks. Are we missing a trick in Scotland?

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Scottish Government’s New National Park Technical Workshop

The Scottish Government led a Technical Workshop for groups interested in nominating their area for National Park status. The selection of video recordings cover a variety of topics and give an overview of some of the key areas of interest for groups nominating their area for National Park status.

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Tackling the Nature Emergency

The Scottish National Park Strategy Project’s summary of the SCNP and APRS response to the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity consultation.

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We are recruiting for Trustees

We are currently seeking trustees and volunteers with skills in rural planning, biodiversity/climate change, finance/book-keeping and digital marketing. But anyone with an interest and commitment to the national park cause in Scotland is invited to apply.

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Sustainable Travel in National Parks

James Burns of Ansons Consulting provides a blog looking at Sustainable Travel in National Parks. Ansons Consulting authored the Sustainable Travel and Modal Shift Report for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

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Views from the City

MSc Students from the University of Edinburgh interviewed residents from Edinburgh and Glasgow on their perceptions of National Parks. The final report was presented at a public presentation at Scottish Parliament in April 2023. Students Julia Lisa and Mhairi McMillan provided a blog post on their work…

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New National Parks NOMINATIONS PROCESS UPDATE

The Scottish Government launched the opportunity for community groups to nominate areas of Scotland to be considered for designation as new National Parks on 12 October 2023. Find out more about the nomination and designation process.

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SCNP Summer 2023 Newsletter

This latest issue of our Newsletter is jam packed with articles, including updates from our existing National Parks and new National Park campaigns.

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