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A bold strategic plan for the area was launched at the Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn 2016 Annual General Meeting which seeks to exploit some £8m of wind energy income across the community over the next 20 years.
A new organisation, East Lochaber and Laggan Community Trust (ELLCT), has been set up with the aim of buying the Rio Tinto Alcan estate near… Read More »Scotland’s largest land buyout potentially on cards
As part of the Global Call to Action, a campaign to double the global area of land legally recognised as owned or controlled by indigenous… Read More »New Global Call to Action film about Eigg
Congratulations and best wishes are due to our members Keose Glebe Steering Group who on Friday (25th March 2016) announced their completion of the purchase of… Read More »Congratulations to Keose Glebe – new community landowners in Lewis
The Scottish Government have announced that the Scottish Land Fund will continue until 2020 and support will be trebled to £10 million a year to help communities buy… Read More »Another £10million for community buy-outs
Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has declared its interest in purchasing local authority-owned land at the Old Man of Storr. The SCT has written to Highland… Read More »Staffin Trust declares interest in purchasing Storr site
Today, 2nd March 2016, a Global Call to Action on community land rights is launched. Community Land Scotland supports the Global Call to Action on… Read More »Community Land Rights – Launch of Global Call to Action
In a statement regarding the Land Reform Bill, community ownership and the role of Community Land Scotland, Minister for Environment, Land Reform and Climate Change, Dr Aileen… Read More »Land Reform – a statement from Aileen McLeod MSP
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Simon Fraser, a towering figure in the world of community land ownership.… Read More »In memory of Simon Fraser
A report about the Storr community consultation, which the Staffin Community Trust (SCT) ran in November, is now published on their website There is majority support for… Read More »Staffin community backs Old Man of Storr involvement
As we find ourselves in the early days of 2016, I think this is a good opportunity to reflect on all that has been achieved… Read More »New Year Reflections from the Chair
The Scottish Government have recently published an action plan for reaching the target of one million acres into community ownership by 2020, which was set… Read More »Scot Gov releases action plan for 1million acre target
