CAMPAIGNERS have said that significant reform of how Scotland’s land is owned is needed if the country is to emerge successfully from the Covid-19 pandemic and tackle the threat of the climate crisis.

Community Land Scotland (CLS) has sent a briefing paper today to MSPs returning to Holyrood next week urging them to view further land reform as a vital tool in addressing the sheer enormity of the dual challenge.

The paper follows a commitment for a new Bill by the end of 2023, contained in the draft proposals published by the Scottish government and Scottish Greens last week.