World Wildlife Day: Restoring Scotland's Beautiful Habitats and Native species
With an abundance of striking natural landscapes and habitats that are home to thousands of varieties of flora and fauna, Scotland is uniquely positioned to tackle both biodiversity loss and climate change through nature-based solutions. As part of the Scottish Government’s biodiversity commitments, we have planted 44 million trees so far and we are restoring 250,000 hectares of degraded and drained peatland back to functioning ecosystems. The government are not the only organisation supporting these efforts though...
Since 1986, the Trees For Life charity has been working to restore, regrow, and expand the coverage of the ancient Caledonian Forest. The charity’s vision is of a revitalised wild forest in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife and communities to live harmoniously in nature.
They have planted almost two million native trees from Scots pine and birch to rowan, aspen, juniper and oak. The restoration of existing ancient forests also helps create a larger CO2 sink. This is helping Scotland to achieve its ambitious net-zero ambitions.
Working in partnership with local landowners, Forestry and Land Scotland, and the National Trust for Scotland, volunteers carry out much of the replanting. Through their programme of Conservation Weeks, the charity provides opportunities for people from all backgrounds to get into the wild and work together to improve Scotland.
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