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Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.

Buzzing… Cairngorm beekeepers delighted with National Lottery boost

Spey Beekeepers Association gets £10,000 share of £17.3m pot

Telecoms giant told to get message over plans for mast by well-loved Cairngorms bothy

Proposed communications equipment will be just 400 metres away from Ryvoan Bothy

Calls to stop the merry-go-round of owners for carbon credit estate in Badenoch

Far Ralia has been put on market for £12m by its investment company owners

Will Highland homes and businesses face a summer of stench and overflowing bins through waste workers strike?

Highland Council should know by early next month whether homes and businesses face a summer of overflowing bins and stench on the streets.

Strathspey estate hit with licence ban for crimes against birds of prey

Red kite was shot and lapwing baited with poison on Lochindorb Estate

Highlands set to benefit from £7m funding for electric vehicles in the north of Scotland

Highland Council is set to benefit from a funding boost by the Scottish Government to support the growth of the EV charging network.

Heavy and persistent rain forecast sparks yellow Met Office weather warning

A yellow weather warning for heavy and persistent rain has been issued for parts of the Highlands.

Concerns over spending more millions to save capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park

Emergency plan agreed by park authority but claim just importing caper would be cheaper and more effective

Free pilot to trial reusable packaging in Highlands - and local businesses urged to sign up

A new free Highland pilot scheme aims to cut plastic waste through the use of returnable packaging - and businesses are being urged to sign up.

Claims of “democratic outrage” as Highland Council blocks bid to give public more say over controversial electricity infrastructure schemes

Highland Council’s refusal to debate a plan to empower people to better assess energy developments has been described as a “democratic outrage”..

Highlands wood panel manufacturer to give 20,000 HGV journeys the chop in road to rail switch

World-leading eco-friendly wood panel firm near Inverness is to switch transportation

Gamekeepers seek clarity on grouse timetable as clock ticks

BASC Scotland writes to agriculture minister Jim Fairlie about new licensing.

Before and After of Badenoch and Strathspey’s green national nature reserves

Strathy readers can see how trees are making a comeback after years of nurturing

Aviemore event will look at latest on non-motorised route to Carrbridge

Aviemore will stage a consultation event this week into the planned NMU route to Carrbridge but it will also be virtual

Elk twins born at Highland Wildlife Park

The Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has shared the first images of adorable two-week-old Eurasian elk calves born at the Highland Wildlife Park.

Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says she is “delighted that the energy minister has committed to adapting the regulations’.

Environment

Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Buzzing… Cairngorm beekeepers delighted with National Lottery boost

Buzzing… Cairngorm beekeepers delighted with National Lottery boost

Telecoms giant told to get message over plans for mast by well-loved Cairngorms bothy

Telecoms giant told to get message over plans for mast by well-loved Cairngorms bothy

Calls to stop the merry-go-round of owners for carbon credit estate in Badenoch

Calls to stop the merry-go-round of owners for carbon credit estate in Badenoch

Will Highland homes and businesses face a summer of stench and overflowing bins through waste workers strike?

Will Highland homes and businesses face a summer of stench and overflowing bins through waste workers strike?

Strathspey estate hit with licence ban for crimes against birds of prey

Strathspey estate hit with licence ban for crimes against birds of prey

Highlands set to benefit from £7m funding for electric vehicles in the north of Scotland

Highlands set to benefit from £7m funding for electric vehicles in the north of Scotland

Heavy and persistent rain forecast sparks yellow Met Office weather warning

Heavy and persistent rain forecast sparks yellow Met Office weather warning

Concerns over spending more millions to save capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park

Concerns over spending more millions to save capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park

Free pilot to trial reusable packaging in Highlands - and local businesses urged to sign up

Free pilot to trial reusable packaging in Highlands - and local businesses urged to sign up

Claims of “democratic outrage” as Highland Council blocks bid to give public more say over controversial electricity infrastructure schemes

Claims of “democratic outrage” as Highland Council blocks bid to give public more say over controversial electricity infrastructure schemes

Highlands wood panel manufacturer to give 20,000 HGV journeys the chop in road to rail switch

Highlands wood panel manufacturer to give 20,000 HGV journeys the chop in road to rail switch

Gamekeepers seek clarity on grouse timetable as clock ticks

Gamekeepers seek clarity on grouse timetable as clock ticks

Before and After of Badenoch and Strathspey’s green national nature reserves

Before and After of Badenoch and Strathspey’s green national nature reserves

Aviemore event will look at latest on non-motorised route to Carrbridge

Aviemore event will look at latest on non-motorised route to Carrbridge

Elk twins born at Highland Wildlife Park

Elk twins born at Highland Wildlife Park

Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

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