Meet the Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant recipients Meet the Building Capacity Grant recipients Climavore CIC Photography: Colin Hattersley Photography Case study: Recommoning the Coast Community Group: Climavore CIC Developing an ‘intertidal toolkit’ and community-researcher framework around developing ‘ in intertidal zones’ along the coastline Researchers: Hayley Wolcott, marine biologist (Independent researcher and coordinator of Our Seas Scotland) Location: Isle of Skye and Raasay READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Cothrom Ltd Case study: Sgeul ri Teachd/Future Stories Community Group: Cothrom Ltd Using speculative fiction and creative writing as a tool for engaging community members in local climate change issues and their relationship to them Researchers: Katriona McGlade, Climate Change Researcher (University of East Anglia) and Katharine Macfarlane, Creative Writer. Location: Uist, Western Isles READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Comann Eachdraidh Eirisgeidh (Eriskay Historical Society) Case study: Climate Action Plan Community Group: Comann Eachdraidh Eirisgeidh (Eriskay Historical Society) Developing a Community Climate Action Plan through Comann Eachdraidh Eirisgeidh (Eriskay Historical Society) Researchers: Bobby Macaulay, Social Scientist (Research Fellow from the Centre for Mountain Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands) Location: Isle of Eriskay, Outer Hebrides READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Glaitness Primary School Community Group: Glaitness Primary School Case study: School Run to Net Zero Project Developing a sustainable education and travel programme to support Glaitness primary school in achieving its net zero transport goals. Researchers: Florian Ahrens, PhD student (International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot Watt University) and Paolo Cherubini, Postdoctoral researcher (School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot Watt University) Location: Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE GRAB Trust Community Group: GRAB Trust Case study: Creating an evidence base for the reduction of single use plastic cups through a cup trial in Oban Creating an evidence base for the reduction of single use plastic cups through a cup trial in Oban Researchers: Professor Marylyn Carrigan (Professor of Marketing & Sustainability, Heriot Watt University) and Professor Victoria Wells (Professor of Sustainable Management, University of York) Location: Oban, Argyll & Bute READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Green Hive Case study: Net Zero Nairn Community Group: Green Hive Developing research skills amongst volunteers to conduct a peer-led qualitative study into the impacts of volunteering in the community Researchers: Louise Senior, Social Scientist (Independent Researcher) Location: Nairn, Inverness-shire READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Seaweed Gardens Case study: Seaweed Gardens Community Group: Seaweed Gardens Experimenting with seaweed fertiliser for growing vegetables in a community garden in Oban, also developing a manifesto for future creative community-led environmental research projects Researchers: Dr Hannah Grist, Socio-Environmental Systems Researcher (Scotland’s Rural College) Location: Oban, Argyll & Bute READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Trees for Life Case study: Highlands Green Leadership Awards Community Group: Trees for Life Supporting young people in the Affric region of the Highlands to take local community action around climate change, and use their community action and lived experience to help shape policy Researcher: Mollie Saunders (Independent) Location: Glen Affric, Highland READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Meet the New Voices Grant recipients Afro Art Lab Case study: A Biodiversity Snapshot of the Scoraig Peninsula A citizen science project exploring and mapping the biodiversity of the Scoraig peninsula Community Group: Afro Art Lab Researchers: Neil James, Ecologist (University of the Highlands and Islands) and John Hedger Mycologist (Independent and Professor Emeritus at the University of Westminster) Location: Scoraig Peninsula, Wester Ross READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE African, Caribbean, Asian and Mixed Heritage Association, ACAMHA Photographer: Alexander Williamson Case study: Community Climate Change Conversations with African, Caribbean, Asian & Mixed Heritage Communities Across the Highlands Exploring perceptions of climate change, and climate change engagement, within African, Caribbean, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities across the Highlands. Community Group: African, Caribbean, Asian and Mixed Heritage Association, ACAMHA Researchers: Mandy Haggith, Arts & Humanities (Independent / University of the Highlands & Islands) & Nadine Andrews, Social Science (Independent / University of Lancaster) Location: Inverness READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Gael Music Trust Case study: Blowin’ A Hoolie Using a composer-as-communicator model to raise awareness of climate change and sustainable practices amongst primary school children in Orkney. Community Group: Gael Music Trust Researchers: Jennifer Wrigley, Musician & Researcher (Independent) Location: Orphir, Orkney READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Knoydart Climate Action Group (Knoydart Foundation) Case study: Carbon Audit Conducting a carbon audit of households across the Knoydart peninsula, as part of a plan to create a climate action plan for the Knoydart Foundation Community Group: Knoydart Climate Action Group (Knoydart Foundation) Researcher: Gary White, Environmental Consultant (Freelance Researcher with Agenda Resilience) Location: Knoydart Peninsula, Lochaber READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Ulluminate CIC Case study: Citizen Science and Gaelic in Scotland Exploring the role of Gaelic culture as a citizen science tool, looking to the Gaelic cultural archives as a source of knowledge on local bird migration. Community Group: Ulluminate CIC Researchers: Lisa MacDonald, Arts & Humanities (University of Edinburgh, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig) Location: Ullapool, Wester Ross READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Uigshader Living Forest Project Ltd Case study: Biodiversity Baselining with the Uigshader Living Forest Project Monitoring biodiversity in a community site aimed at developing woodland crofting as part of a community climate change mitigation project. Community Group: Uigshader Living Forest Project Ltd Researchers: Beth Bridge, PhD researcher and ecologist (University of Edinburgh and Scotland’s Rural College) Location: Uigshader, Isle of Skye READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Tiree Photographer: Jack Lockhart Case study: Adapting Tiree to the Impacts of Climate Change Exploring ways to work with nature to adapt to the impacts of climate change in Tiree, with a focus on coastal erosion Community Group: Tiree Community Development Trust Researcher: Dr Leslie Mabon, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Systems (Open University) Location: Isle of Tiree, Inner Hebrides READ THEIR CASE STUDY HERE Manage Cookie Preferences