Natural Capital
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.
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our Policy Manager Josh Doble commented about land value uplifts on Highlands Rewilding estates, these comments have been retracted with a full explanation below.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.
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.
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.