Natural capital in the South of Scotland
One of our Board members, Grace Murray from Stow Community Trust, writes about the natural capital potential in the South of Scotland.
Josh Doble
Amendment to our Scotsman opinion piece – 31st October 2024
In an opinion piece in The Scotsman our Policy Manager Josh Doble commented about land value uplifts on Highlands Rewilding estates, these comments have been retracted with a full explanation below.
Natural capital markets in Scotland are at a crossroads
This article was published as an opinion piece by The Scotsman on 31st October 2024: How ‘Green Lairds’ with dreams of vast profits are pricing out local Highland communities.
Guest blog: Is the private financing of rewilding a threat to community empowerment?
We are delighted to share a guest blog from Dr Caitlin Hafferty, University of Oxford who shares some of her recent research on communities and the nature finance markets.
Reflections On The CLS Conference 2024
Atenchong Talleh Nkobou from the Royal Agricultural University & our Policy Manager Josh Doble reflect on our 2024 conference, the history of Scottish land reform… Read More »Reflections On The CLS Conference 2024
Let’s re-embrace Dùthchas as we rewild and repeople
A joint opinion piece from Ailsa Raeburn, Community Land Scotland and Kevin Cumming, the Scottish Rewilding Alliance.
A statement of solidarity with our ILC partners in Palestine
We are releasing a statement of support and solidarity for our International Land Coalition partners in Palestinian territories who are concerned around the long-term security of their land rights.
Scotland’s land reform journey is stalling
An opinion piece written by our Policy Manager, Dr Josh Doble and published in The Scotsman on 14th December 2023.
Beyond community benefit – a new deal for thriving communities
This paper proposes a transformational system of new community partnership agreements to ensure community priorities are included from the earliest stage of new economic developments.
John Watt – reflections on 25 years of land reform
John Watt reflects on his long career working in Scottish community development and land reform, the progress that has been made and the challenges that… Read More »John Watt – reflections on 25 years of land reform
The Credibility Gap for Green Finance
This research and analysis critiques the ‘green finance gap’. Written by Jon Hollingdale, an independent forestry and land use consultant and researcher, who has worked in Scottish community forestry since 1999.
Post-Monopoly Rural Land Ownership: four case studies
Community Land Scotland has published research by Professor Mike Danson on the impact of community land ownership in locations which were previously under monopoly ownership.