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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Carrier bag usage dropped by 147 million last year
Over £2 million has been donated to good causes after the introduction of the 5p charge in Scotland
NEWS 24 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Call of the rewild: new charity wants to see nature bounce back
A new charity has been launched aimed at transforming the country by hepling it return to a wild state
NEWS 15 July 2015 by Graham Martin
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Victory for campaigners over Glen Affric windfarm
​Government ministers decide against granting planning permission for a six-turbine windfarm in one of Scotland's most beautiful glens
NEWS 10 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Save the children bans cold calling and forbids sale of donor data
​Aid charity tightens fundraising policy after criticism in wake of Olive Cooke's death
NEWS 8 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Government forced to reveal seal shootings
Fish farms will be forced to reveal how many seals they shoot
NEWS 8 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Tech giant rebuffs DEC appeal for help
The Disasters Emergency Committee has been rebuffed by tech giant Google in its bid to work together to raise cash for the world's most desperate
NEWS 7 July 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Charities to be offered upcycling training
Zero Waste Scotland grant offered to pay for staff training
NEWS 29 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Scottish Land Fund could treble to £10m
​New legislation will boost funds to enable communities to purchase local assets
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards
A controversial decision to axe key funding for onshore windfarms has been slammed as a huge backward step by a leading environmental group
NEWS 18 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Green groups say: bring back the beaver
A coalition of over 20 of Scotland’s environmental NGOs has written to environment minister Aileen McLeod, calling for the beaver to be reintroduced
NEWS 16 June 2015 by Graham Martin
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