Evidence and insights on Scotland’s land and its impact
The Scottish Land Commission’s work is grounded in evidence. Our research helps explain how land shapes Scotland’s economy, environment and communities and what can be done to make ownership and use fairer and more productive.
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Summary: Natural Capital and Land Reform: Next Steps for a Just Transition
Scotland is embarking on significant land use change to meet climate and nature goals. Land reform and wider changes to land, tax, and fiscal policy need to work in coordination to make this a just transition – one which will meet the needs and ambitions of Scotland’s people and put the economy in a stronger, more resilient position.
Land Governance Futures: Towards Common Relationships
Recognising the core role of land in meeting Scottish and global challenges in economic and climate systems change, the Scottish Land Commission and Dark Matter Labs have agreed to collaborate to explore options for different futures in land governance.
Scottish Land Commission Consultation response on Future Grant Funding for Forestry
The Scottish Land Commission's response to the public consultation on Future Grant Funding for Forestry 2023.
Land Focus: Land Governance
Land reform discussions often revolve around the relative importance of land ownership versus land use, but in practice both of these aspects interact and are equally important.
Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
An overview of the rural land market in Scotland in 2022 exploring the main drivers in the market.
Land Focus: Option Agreements and the Housing Market
This discussion paper explores our latest commissioned research to better understand the case for improved transparency of option agreements and inform the delivery of NPF4.
Discussion Paper: Community benefits from investment in natural capital
This discussion paper draws together our current thinking on some of the key questions about community benefits from investment in natural capital.
Summary: Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023
A summary of the Rural Land Markets Insights Report 2023.
Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land
An updated Review of Funding Sources for the Re-Use of Vacant and Derelict Land carried out by Ryden - published in March 2022.
Land Lines: Balancing rights and interests in Scottish land reform
The seventh in our series of Land Lines discussion papers, by James Mure QC, looks at the current legal context of human rights law in Scotland and its implications for any new proposals addressing land ownership.
Rural Land Market Insights Report 2022
This report presents the findings of the first stage of a two-stage research project commissioned by the Scottish Land Commission, on improving reporting of land market transactions in Scotland.
Overview Report: Land Rights and Responsibilities Self-Assessment Pilot Programme
The Land Rights and Responsibilities Self-Assessment Pilot Programme in 2020-2021 aimed to explore the effectiveness and workability of a voluntary review process of self-assessment against the LRRS principles for land owners and managers across sectors.
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