Highland juniper forest given special European status In a UK-first, a genetically unique juniper forest at Trees for Life’s Dundreggan rewilding estate in the Scottish Highlands has... 31 July 2025
Regional Land Use Partnerships: Evaluation Report Regional Land Use Partnerships (RLUPs) are a collaboration between local and national government, communities, landowners, land managers and wider... 24 July 2025
Native ponies and wildfire resilience As Scotland confronts a recent rise in wildfires – some of the most extensive ever recorded – attention is turning... 22 July 2025
Eilean Siar Energy launched to increase community ownership of windfarm projects Eilean Siar energy has been established to explore in detail the next steps to progress, and make best use of,... 16 July 2025
Consultation on community ownership powers! Views are being sought on how to improve legal rights intended to help community groups take ownership of local land... 7 July 2025
Scottish National Adaptation Plan – Annual Progress Report 2024-2025 As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise substantially, the climate impacts already seen today are projected to continue and... 20 June 2025
Shift in Scotland’s rural land market Scotland’s rural land market is showing signs of cooling, with falling demand in key sectors such as commercial forestry and... 20 June 2025
Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill published The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill will simplify legislation to make crofting regulation less onerous. The Bill, published today,... 3 June 2025
Growing offshore wind The way in which offshore wind projects are developed in Scotland is being consulted on, with an updated plan now... 2 June 2025
Record levels of peatland restored More than 14,000 hectares of degraded peatlands have been restored across Scotland in the last year, helping to reduce carbon... 2 June 2025