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Forests & Land

Finding the Common Ground

Finding the Common Ground

The Common Ground Forum promotes a more collaborative approach to upland deer management in Scotland, based on mutual respect and consensus building. A grant from the Pebble Trust allowed the Forum to carry out more outreach to stakeholders and to better engage with the Scottish Government.

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Inkcap Journal – making an impact in Scotland

Inkcap Journal – making an impact in Scotland

A Pebble Trust grant enabled Sophie Yeo of Inkcap Journal to commission nature and conservation stories of depth and quality, all with a Scottish focus and covering everything from ancient island crops and sheep to wolves, deer stalking and Climavore diets.

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Garden on the Plock

Garden on the Plock

Kyle of Lochalsh Community Trust received funding from The Pebble Trust for their Garden on the Plock project. Here they tell us how they turned part of the Plock of Kyle community parkland into an edible garden.

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Towards an ecological bread system

Towards an ecological bread system

Cereals and bread are central to the majority of diets across the western world. Until recently, both cereals and bread have been curiously absent from conversations and strategies about local and ecologically grown food. What is needed to enable this to happen?

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River Peffery Restoration Project Final Report

River Peffery Restoration Project Final Report

The Peffery Restoration Project has re-meandered a straightened, deepened section of the Peffery River close to the small settlement of Fodderty.

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So You Want To Shoot Animals?

So You Want To Shoot Animals?

I am a filmmaker based in Glasgow. With the amazing support of The Pebble Trust, I have been working on a documentary about becoming a wildlife filmmaker during a biodiversity crisis – interviewing a whole range of experts along the way.

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The Power of Community Sharing

The Power of Community Sharing

Sharing is not a new concept – it is what humans have done for millennia in order to survive as families, tribes and clans. A globalised digital society has replaced the old relationships and norms, however, and we find ourselves disconnected from our selves, communities and land.

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Building a Better Future – Capitalism has Destroyed our Life Support System

Building a Better Future – Capitalism has Destroyed our Life Support System

The real problem is capitalism itself. It is leading us rapidly into a neofascist dystopia where the suffering is simply becoming immense for people, animals, plants and the planet.

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The Great Pause

The Great Pause

Abruptly with no warning the world was forced to pause. Although the sadness and great loss behind the ‘Great Pause’ cannot be underestimated neither can the wonderful opportunities and hope it offers.

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