Reforesting Scotland doesn’t need multimillionaires, say campaigners

Land reformists dispute assumptions behind plan to address climate crisis by increasing private funding

• Highlands stone bridge becomes symbol of Scottish land reform battle

Land reform campaigners have challenged claims that Scotland has to rely on multimillionaires spending up to 2bn on new forests and peatlands to rescue the country from the climate crisis.

An analysis by Community Land Scotland accuses NatureScot, the conservation agency, of using crude and unsubstantiated figures to call for a big increase in private funding to reforest the Highlands and uplands.