Green finance, land reform and a just transition to net zero - a discussion paper
"This paper is the third in CLS’s series of independent discussion papers on the overarching theme of land reform and the common good and contributes to the debate about the relationship between land reform and tackling the twin climate and biodiversity crises; The paper anal… Read more
Restoring Scotland’s Biodiversity: The Time is Now
Scottish Environment LINK is the forum for Scotland's voluntary environment community, with over 40 member bodies representing a broad spectrum of environmental interests with the common goal of contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society. This paper sets out a… Read more
Big Local / Local Trust library
The Big Local library includes success stories, research and evaluation, how to guides, blogs and other insights and learning developed throughout the programme. About Local Trust and Big Local Local Trust’s mission is to enable residents to make their communities and their… Read more
The Social Value of Forestry for People : A Review
This is a short executive summary describing the role and value of social forestry in Scotland. In this research CADISPA/CAG were asked to review the role and value of social forestry in Scotland and suggest areas for further work. Valuing social forestry is a task that has been… Read more
The climate debt crisis: why paying our dues is essential for tackling climate change
This report explains the concept of 'climate debt', and explores how redressing the balance between international 'debtors' and 'creditors' is an essential prerequisite for effective global action to combat both climate change and poverty. It seeks to demonstrate why current atte… Read more
Living with the Land: Proposals for Scotland's First Sustainable Land Use Strategy
This discussion paper will be of broad interest to researchers working in the areas of community involvement, climate change and sustainable development. It sets out the views of member bodies of Scottish Environment LINK regarding the land use strategy to be prepared under Secti… Read more
Rural Scotland in Focus Report 2010
This report has been written by researchers from SAC?s Rural Policy Centre, along with contributions from specialist authors from partner organisations, in transport, health, environment, the voluntary sector and rural services. It presents the latest evidence about the way that… Read more
The State of Happiness: Can public policy shape people's wellbeing and resilience?
This final Local Wellbeing Project report brings together four years of groundbreaking work based on in-depth pilots - from teaching resilience to children in schools to promoting neighbourliness - with three councils in very different areas of England: Manchester, Herfordshire a… Read more
Single Outcome Agreements: a review of publications
This summary reviews key documents relating to Single Outcome Agreements (SOAs) ? principally policy, guidance and research ? and has been written with the Scottish voluntary sector specifically in mind. It also seeks to provide some background to the arrangements in place with… Read more
Open Space Audits and Strategies: Review of Practice in Scotland
This report shows that significant progress has been made across Scotland in analysing and understanding the quantity and quality of local greenspace. The report is based on a review of Scottish planning authorities (32 local authorities and two National Park authorities), which… Read more