Land Use & Reform

This Group takes forward an integrated approach to LINK’s engagement with developments from the Land Reform Bill, seeking join up with the principles of the Land Use Strategy, and ensuring that landscape concerns are sufficiently recognised in decisions around land use

The Land use and Reform group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.

Convener

John Thomson

Staff liaison

Andrew Marks

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Farming thrives in Scotland’s national parks: new report

02 Oct 2024

The benefits National Park status brings for farmers operating within them have been set out in a new report published today and commissioned by Scottish Environment LINK. Scottish Ministers have committed to the designation of a new National Park for Scotland by 2026, and in July confirmed that Galloway is their proposed location. This report […]

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New report sets out socio-economic benefits of national parks for Scotland

23 Sep 2024

A new report published today, commissioned by Scottish Environment LINK, considers the socio-economic benefits of Scotland’s National Parks for businesses working within them. Scottish Ministers are currently considering whether to designate Galloway as Scotland’s third National Park. Scotland’s two existing National Parks are long-established, giving a good evidential basis for considering their economic impacts – […]

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8 in 10 Scots want National Parks to have stronger focus on environment

29 Nov 2022

Almost 80% of the public want Scotland’s National Parks to have a stronger focus on restoring nature and tackling climate change, according to a new opinion poll. The Scottish Government has committed to introducing at least one new National Park in this parliamentary term. Scotland currently has two National Parks, covering the Cairngorms and Loch […]

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