National Stakeholder Group



National Forestry Stakeholder Group discussion paper  - Delivering local community benefits and wealth building - 14 March 2023

Scotland’s Forestry Strategy Implementation Plan 2022-25, sets out a shared ambition to develop and implement a framework for increasing forestry’s contribution to the delivery of local community benefits and community wealth building.

This discussion paper (14 March 2023) begins by providing a context for this ambition, before presenting a small selection of case studies to help inform discussions at the meeting on how it can be delivered.


National Forestry Stakeholder Group discussion paper -  Building Resilient Future Forests

This paper gives a background to building resilience in our forests and woodlands as part of wider work on climate and landscape resilience, to:

  • inform discussions on how policy and practice could evolve to support the vision set out in Scotland’s Forestry Strategy (along with wider Scottish Government objectives)
  • create more resilient forest and woodland ecosystems by 2070

National Forestry Stakeholder Meeting Resilience notes 10 Nov 2022 final

National Forestry Stakeholder Meeting - Resilience, 10th November 2022.


National Stakeholder Group - Terms of reference

Terms of reference for the National Stakeholder Group.


National Stakeholder Group agenda and paper - 28 July 2021

View the agenda and paper for Scotland's National Forestry Stakeholder Group held on 28 July 2021.


National Stakeholder Group note of meeting - 25 November 2021

National Stakeholder Group note of meeting for 25 November 2021.


National Stakeholder Group summary of discussions - 28 July 2021

National Stakeholder Group summary of discussions for 28 July 2021.


Note of meeting - National Forestry Stakeholder Group discussion paper  - Delivering local community benefits and wealth building - 14 March 2023

The fifth meeting of the National Forestry Stakeholder Group, 14 March 2023.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development of a framework for increasing forestry’s contribution to the delivery of local community benefits and community wealth building.


Note of the meeting of the National Forestry Stakeholder Group - 05 October 2023

The National Forestry Stakeholder Group met for a sixth occasion to:

  • consider the analysis of the consultation on the future of forestry grant support
  • discuss the report from Forest Research (commissioned by Scottish Forestry) on the carbon sequestration benefits of creating different types of woodlands

The meeting was chaired by Paul Lowe, interim Chief Executive of Scottish Forestry.