Getting The Best From Our Land: A Land Use Strategy For Scotland 2016 - 2021.

Getting The Best From Our Land: A Land Use Strategy For Scotland 2016 - 2021 Strategy builds on the framework set out in the 2011 Strategy. The central framework remains the same (the Vision, Objectives and Principles for Sustainable Land Use) and in addition 9 policies and 5 proposals are set out across a range of areas such as agriculture, forestry, natural capital and land reform. These are presented under the following three themes: 1) Policy Context – policies and proposals which provide further clarity on current Scottish Government policy and reinforce and ensure consistent messages. 2) Informed Decision Making – policies and proposals which underpin decision making with improved data, increased accessibility and wider empowerment of communities and stakeholders in decision making. 3) Applying the Principles – policies and proposals which apply the Land Use Strategy Principles on the ground, either as specific projects or in ways which influence direct change on the ground.