8th February 2009 http://www.scotlink.org/files/policy/ConsultationResponses/LINKseffConsultBigLotFund.pdf
This paper is a joint response to the BIG Consultation from the undernoted members of the Scottish Environmental Fundraisers Forum.
The Big Lottery Fund in Scotland, as a major funder, has a crucial responsibility to recognise the importance of, and to support, the natural and built environment . We would also welcome a move to integrate natural environment issues as a cross-cutting theme across all grants, to help ensure sustainability (as, for example, with European Structural Funds)….
See also our additional response which answers questions that have not been asked in the consultation and emphasises key points made in the consultation.