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Scottish Invasive Species Initiative Hosts Churchill Fellowship Scholar

March

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative was pleased to be able to host Churchill Fellow Michael Reid from Agriculture Victoria in his recent visit to Scotland. Michael is looking at community based invasive non-native…

Newsletter out now - Project Extension Special!

March 2023

Our latest newsletter is out now!

Read all about the project's three year extension and our plans for the next phase of the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative.

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative has been awarded £2.08 million to fund Phase 2 of this ambitious partnership project

2 March 2023

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative has been awarded a share of £7.6m from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund.

The Initiative has been awarded £2.08 million to continue its work tackling invasive non-native species in rivers and water courses in…

GB Non-Native Species Secretariat Local Action Group Workshop

February

GB NNSS Local Action Group Workshop

Our Project Manager Callum recently attended and presented on our work at the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat Local Action Group workshop near Shrewsbury. This annual event brings together groups working locally to manage and control invasive non-…

We're hiring!

February

We're hiring!

We are recruiting four project officers to join our team! These are full time, fixed-term positions until March 2026.

Led by NatureScot, the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative, the largest invasive species control programme in Great Britain, has been operating…