Deb Roberts

🌍 Land is our most valuable natural resource. But the way we use and value land is changing to meet the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, whilst supporting our vital farming and forestry sectors. This rapid change calls for innovative and responsive approaches to how we own, manage, and use land, balancing needs and ambitions with delivering wide public, community, and private value. Research by @CLESThinkDo for the Commission looked at various governance models in Scotland and abroad, offering valuable lessons for land governance. The report, and summary that looks at lessons for Scottish land reform, are both available now on our website. landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/ne…

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Introducing 🔗 Land Links – a brand new series of webinars from the Commission aimed boosting awareness of land reform and land rights, while sparking conversation between landowners and communities 💬 Registration is open now on Eventbrite, scroll to find out more 👇

We have just published a resource including key tips to support researchers in providing written evidence to the Scottish Parliament. Check it out 👇: ow.ly/3okF50TyBvG

Good Practice Advisor, Uwe Stoneman, at today’s @IUCNpeat Peatlands Programme Conference in Aviemore helping to deliver a workshop looking at how and why peatland projects should provide community benefits 🌿 With over 400 people in attendance at the conference taking part in workshops like this, it is a fantastic forum to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities to unlocking community benefits from nature restoration. #PeatConf24

The 45th #TBMacLecture is fast approaching, taking place on the 10th of September! @KerryWaylen will represent @JamesHuttonInst Natural Capital research at the @MacaulayDvTrust event. Hear from her below. Join us 🎫 : bit.ly/3VFbnRz

Join this discussion on how technology, societal change and a shift in the narrative could help deliver true sustainability. Featuring: @BenMacpherson Prof Baukje de Roos @rowett_abdn Robert Moran @BrunswickGroup and our very own Anne Marte Bergseng Book: buff.ly/4fMrbtd

The Scottish Government has announced that recruitment is open for two new Land Commissioners and a new TFC to join our board. You can find out more about the role register to join our online information session on the 18th of July. Links below 👇

Excellent opportunity for early career researchers in #AgEcon 👇👀👇

📣Natural capital driven land sales subside as uncertainty rises, report reveals - find out more about what is driving rural land sales in our 2024 report: landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/6679… #RuralLandMarkets #ScottishLandCommission #LandValue #NaturalCapital

Deep in discussion, great to have @andywightman visit our stand to discuss the Land Reform Bill #RoyalHighlandShow

‘We have a happy engaged community with buy-in to what we’re doing. We went from engaging the community in what we’re doing, to proactive strategic planning with the community. ‘Sharing @ScottishLandCom protocols with the community has been brilliant’ #SLEconf24 @luss_estates

Join us for an exciting morning at our research farm, #Glensaugh, as part of this year’s Agroforestry Open Weekend. View #agroforestry plots on a guided walk around the farm, while learning about our FARM TREE project. 🕙 10:00 am | 📅 19 May 🎫: bit.ly/4bykXu0

Today @SRUC and @JamesHuttonInst have published a joint policy note on the integration of land ownership data in Scotland: land-reform-futures.hutton.ac.uk/publications #LandReform #LandOwnership #DataIntegration

Great to chat to @ArianeBurgessHI about land reform at this crucial time! The Bill is understandably a key focus, but worth noting there’s a lot more to Scotland’s land reform journey and @ScottishLandCom’s work! Our summary doc: landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/65f1… #LandReform

📣 @HamishTrench will be part of a panel sharing expert insight into how the Land Reform Bill can help build a Wellbeing Economy in Scotland at the latest meeting of the Cross Party Group on April 23rd. Join the session online or in person 👉 tickettailor.com/events/wellbei…

Fantastic to read of the recent awards from the Scottish Land Fund. Congratulations to all the successful bids throughout Scotland from Yell in the north to Wigtown in the south. Communities are empowered and taking direct action to revitalise their areas. tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-rel…

Registration for our conference will soon be opening. To get early access to tickets, sign up to our mailing list 📧 eepurl.com/iuPl6A #SLCConference24 #PioneeringPractice #ScottishLandCommission #LandReform

Farm incomes are currently news. In this paper led by Klaus Mittenzwei, we investigate complexities of making farm income comparisons with non-farm sector using Norwegian data highlighting importance of how we control for personal and household differences buff.ly/4cDCDpn

Climate-related disadvantage is often driven by a limited capacity to prepare for and recover from hazard events like flooding. Supporting the most socially vulnerable to make property-level adaptations would reduce negative outcomes. Read our report: buff.ly/3J0b2kS