Millions of pounds from a flagship Scottish Government environmental fund has been mispent by councils, The Ferret can reveal.
The Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) – part of a strategy to tackle Scotland’s “nature emergency” – was established in 2021 to “restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change”.
In its first four years the fund awarded £20m directly to Scotland’s local authorities. But we found that almost a fifth of that total was redirected to routine spending, including vehicle maintenance and office equipment. https://www.theferret.scot/environmental-funding-misspent-councils/?fbclid=IwY2xjawS3gcBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeCoLsfpYc4R3ReJ0xZF9x3luhAee6qgATdeQMHShWfG-3Zj6i58y4PndNlRs_aem_d7IYAnY9JbDFWUQGewR2Ww
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