The fifth Community Land Week festival has come to a close, winding down a flurry of events and gatherings that have taken place across Scotland.

We are seeking a highly organised and creative Campaign Intern to support the creation and management of a Land Reform Campaign run by Community Land Scotland.

Community Land Scotland has received a major award from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to share the history of community ownership in Scotland – and to look ahead to what can be achieved in the next 100 years.

A Blog for the Scottish Land Commission Community Land Scotland were asked to write a blog for the Land Commission on their research into transparency and legal options to development… Read More »Transparency, Options to Develop Land and Community Empowerment: Time for Action

We are seeking a highly organised Oral History Training Manager to deliver oral history training to people involved in Scotland’s community ownership movement and support them to build local community ownership archives.

Today we publish a paper which proposes a transformational system of new community partnership agreements to ensure community priorities are included from the earliest stage of new economic developments, such… Read More »Beyond community benefit – a new deal for thriving communities

Research on experiences of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in community ownership of buildings and land.

Following a detailed and lengthy process, an independent panel has recommended that the original decision to refuse the asset transfer be overturned, subject to a number of conditions, and Scottish Government ministers have accepted this recommendation.

John Watt reflects on his long career working in Scottish community development and land reform, the progress that has been made and the challenges that remain. In 1997, following a… Read More »John Watt – reflections on 25 years of land reform

Today we publish ‘The Credibility Gap for Green Finance’, a piece of research and analysis which critiques the ‘green finance gap’. This is written by Jon Hollingdale, an independent forestry… Read More »The Credibility Gap for Green Finance

Community Land Scotland has published research by Professor Mike Danson on the impact of community land ownership in locations which were previously under monopoly ownership.

There was a buzz in the air as delegates arrived at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig for this year’s conference. The event started with a lunch that spilled out of the SMO… Read More »2023 Annual Conference summary report published

Today we publish ‘Essential truths in land reform’, an opinion piece written by Peter Peacock, a former Leader of Highland Council, an MSP and Cabinet Secretary.

Community Land Scotland today publish their position paper on ‘green finance’ and natural capital which highlights concerns around the implications for long-term land ownership and use and for future community… Read More »Position paper on ‘Green Finance’

Community Land Week returns this year in an expanded celebration that will run from the 13th to the 29th of October for the fifth Scotland-wide celebration of community landowners. Any geographic… Read More »Be a part of Community Land Week in 2023

Press release: Community Land Scotland conference 2023 summary

Today we publish ‘The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Carbon’. The paper, by renowned academic, writer and land reformer Alastair McIntosh, gives a fascinating perspective on natural and… Read More »The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black Black Carbon

The debate continues over wealthy ‘green lairds’ buying land and receiving public money for environmental projects, used to offset harmful carbon emissions from their normal commercial activities. But there is… Read More »Community efforts vital in fight to save the natural world

Community Land Scotland welcomes its new Policy Manager, Dr Josh Doble. This post has been created thanks to three-year funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and increases the organisation’s capacity… Read More »Community Land Scotland welcomes its new Policy Manager

Dr Bobby Macaulay, the Coordinator of the Community Landownership Academic Network (CLAN), is conducting a research project that will be the first step of designing a new approach to research… Read More »Request to Community Land Scotland Members to participate in research