Our Forest and Peatland partnership programme brings together our mission as a University to make the world a better place with our goal to be net zero carbon by 2040. As well as managing our own sites, the programme is working with landowners across Scotland to create woodland and restore peatland. What we mean by partnerships We are working with a range of partners that include landowners, land management organisations and community groups across Scotland. Each long-term partnership is aimed at conserving and revitalising Scottish ecosystems, including forests and peatlands, which play a vital role in carbon sequestration and enhancing biodiversity.Each partnership is committed to implementing sustainable practices and community engagement to restore and preserve these natural landscapes. We’ll work with our partners to grow forests and restore peatlands via negotiated payments, to help them transition their land and support climate mitigation over 50 years of decarbonisation. By working together, we aim to combat climate change, enhance ecosystem resilience, and ensure a greener, healthier planet for future generations. From peatland restoration in Ross-shire, to forest conservation initiatives throughout Scotland, learn about the multiple benefits of each one by clicking on our partner pages below. Atholl Estate The first of several partnerships within the Forest and Peatland programme, the University is proud to be in a long-term partnership aimed at ecological restoration and climate change mitigation with Atholl Estates in Highland Perthshire. Ardtornish Ardtornish in the West Highlands has partnered with The University of Edinburgh to create woodland, restore peatland, provide a long-term outdoor research laboratory, and deliver local community benefits. Ardchattan Estate In an exciting collaboration aimed at environmental restoration, the University of Edinburgh has partnered with Ardchattan Estate to launch a native woodland planting project on Scotland's West Coast. Strathbran Estate The University of Edinburgh has launched a partnership with Strathbran Estate to restore 210 hectares of peatland in Ross-shire, northwest Scotland. Kinloch Woodland SCIO Kinloch Woodlands, a 489-hectare emerging woodland near Shieldaig, is a unique community-owned project focused on regenerating native woodland within Scotland’s rainforest ecosystem, where 500,000 trees were planted in the late 1990s. This article was published on 2024-10-01
