{"id":1088,"date":"2019-05-10T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2019-05-10T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:42:53","slug":"this-week-10-05-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/2019\/05\/10\/this-week-10-05-19\/","title":{"rendered":"This week: 10\/05\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Deposit Retu<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1100 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/DRS-alum-and-steel-new--300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/DRS-alum-and-steel-new--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/DRS-alum-and-steel-new-.png 732w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/150;\" \/>rn Scheme<\/h3>\n<p>Environment and Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced Scotland\u2019s new Deposit Return Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme will include aluminium and steel cans as well as drinks containers made of glass and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with a 20p deposit as part of plans to combat climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The ambitious scheme is based on successful international equivalents and will be widely accessible, with all shops which sell drinks offering deposit refunds to customers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.scot\/news\/deposit-return-scheme\">Read more about the Deposit Return Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>South of Scotland Enterprise bill: Stage two<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1103 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1-750x375.png 750w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/05\/SOSE-8-May-1-802x401.png 802w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/150;\" \/>Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing gave evidence in parliament on the South of Scotland Enterprise, which aims to drive inclusive growth across the South of Scotland, with a focus on supporting a diverse and resilient economy, sustaining and growing communities and driving skills development.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"A9571c0cdb527453fb779cb9deeda113984\">Sea fisheries statistics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The latest sea fisheries figures show that in 2018, Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 445 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of \u00a3572 million, representing a decrease of 20 thousand tonnes(4%) and an increase of \u00a312 million (no significant change in real terms from 2017).<\/p>\n<p>There were 2,087 active Scottish registered fishing vessels in 2018, an increase of 1% from 2017, and the number of fishers working on these vessels was 4,857, which is 58 (1%) higher than in 2017 (4,799).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span class=\"A9571c0cdb527453fb779cb9deeda113984\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.scot\/news\/provisional-scottish-sea-fisheries-statistics-2018\">Read more on the sea fisheries statistics<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Farming for a Better Climate scheme<\/h3>\n<p>A new farmer-led initiative to drive low-carbon, environmentally sustainable farming practices in Scotland has been launched.<\/p>\n<p>Under reforms to the Farming For a Better Climate (FFBC) programme, a new group will be established to trail and develop ideas on farms which could provide practical, innovative solutions to help climate change mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/farming-for-a-better-climate\/\">Read more about Farming for a Better Climate<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deposit Return Scheme Environment and Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced Scotland\u2019s new Deposit Return Scheme. 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