The Findhorn Foundation is often called on to report to government bodies on sustainability, based on what it has developed and learned over the past three decades.
New events include John Muir Festival in East Lothian, to herald the opening of a coast-to-coast route which is named after the naturalist, Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Moray, World Sheepdog Trials in Tain and European Festival of Brass in Perthshire.