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June 2009

Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy Health Check in Scotland - Community woodland groups across Scotland are actively engaged in land management to deliver a wide range of public benefits: social, environmental and economic. 

Climate Change is (or should be) the biggest single agenda item in land management: the Scottish Government has made challenging commitments to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050, achieving these necessitates a fundamental restructuring of the way we manage our land and economy. Agriculture is responsible for c. 25% of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions, at huge expense to the taxpayer, so given the policy context .......

CWA Directors’ CAP Health Check Response (30KB pdf)