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Mairi McAllan

Fast-growing conifer plantations soak up the highest levels of CO2 in the first 30 years after planting but other types of woodlands – including native broadleaves and naturally regenerated woodlands – start to achieve comparable levels of uptake over a longer period, a new report from government agency Forest Research has found

Take a bough: How timber forests can help win climate and nature crises battle Environment

The funding will help support better visitor management this summer.

Funding for extra rangers at North east nature hot spots this summer Environment

Deeside landholdings gain prestigious wildlife conservation accreditation Business

Farming: Land Reform Bill planned for next year Home

Woodland planting weathers the storm Home

Felled: How storms have hit Scotland's tree-planting aims Environment

Westminster and Holyrood split over gene editing policy Home

Water shortage fears are yet another warning about climate change Columnists

Water emergency: Scottish Government outlines support to combat shortages Environment

Splash: Fife nudist beach among two new bathing waters in Scotland Environment

Ministers 'focused on future-proofing' Grangemouth amid fears over jobs Politics

Woodland carbon code tightened in scramble for offset land Home

In hot water: Health fears as Scotland’s lochs warm due to climate change Environment

Grants aid native woodlands Home

Natural capital is the new wild west of financial investment Home

Register of interest in land control becomes law today Home

Question of who owns Scotland will not be settled by new register Columnists

Campaign to tackle Scotland's 11,000 hectares of abandoned land Environment

Why young eagles are moving from the isles to Scotland's southern region Environment

Greens unhappy at new Scottish fox hunting Bill to Environment

Crofters’ goose budget is cooked Home

Area of sea larger than Edinburgh and Glasgow combined given special protection Politics

More than just the dogs in the street know Johnson must go – Scotsman comment Columnists

Deep secrets: Rockall Trench reveals new species living 2km below the sea Environment

Expansion of commercial forestry means you can’t see the farmers for the trees Home

Green light for more small-scale woodlands Home

Striking the right balance with nitrogen use in farming - Brian Henderson Home