Hamish Trench
@HamishTrench
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Chief Executive of the Scottish Land Commission; RSA Fellow
Joined January 2012
New report and research on land for rural housing 👇
📣 The Scottish Land Commission urges stronger role for public land acquisition to tackle rural housing crisis in latest report 🏡
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RT @CommunityLandSc: Who was Simon Fraser? A pioneer of community ownership in Scotland. Learn about his legacy & register for the Lond…
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RT @ScottishLandCom: We are delighted to contribute to this project, which proactively identifies ownerless properties and creates opportun…
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RT @ScottishLandCom: We have published advice to Minister on Part 1 of the Bill. The Bill looks to address power imbalances from concentrat…
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RT @CalumMacleod07: I’m pleased to have been appointed as a Scottish Land Commissioner and looking forward to contributing to Scotland’s la…
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RT @RaBlack88: It is an honour to be appointed to this role and to be part of this excellent team. An exciting challenge ahead that I hope…
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Really pleased to welcome our new board members to @ScottishLandCom. Looking forward to working with Land Commissioners Lucy & Calum and Tenant Farming Commissioner Rob.
A new chapter for the Scottish Land Commission: Dr Lucy Beattie, Dr Calum MacLeod, and Robert Black join as Commissioners, ready to advance Scotland’s land reform agenda with expertise in sustainability, community engagement, and tenant farming.
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2024 was a busy year for @ScottishLandCom, some highlights below. Coming up in 2025: our advice on the land reform bill, a proposal on land for rural housing, supporting the review of community rights to buy, longer term work on tax reforms and lots more.
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work we’ve done this year. Swipe to explore some of the highlights 👀 Looking ahead, we remain focused on making more of Scotland's land—stay tuned!
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RT @ScottishLandCom: 🎧 Lunch time listening – catch @RuralEmma on @Scotonomics1 discussing natural capital markets, the newly published Nat…
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RT @ScottishLandCom: Rural Land Market Data Report reveals 54% drop in forestry sales 🌲 Published now, the report offers critical insights…
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RT @ScottishLandCom: We welcome Scottish Government's commitment to exploring the role of tax in land reform and climate action. We’ll supp…
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RT @SP_NetZero: Tomorrow, furthering our scrutiny of Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, we welcome a panel of commentators & resear…
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Exciting opportunities - really important roles to broker relationships and ensure communities are directly involved in natural capital projects. Pleased that @ScottishLandCom has been able to help develop this partnership.
We are recruiting for two posts - a Manager and an Adviser: Finance - for our new Natural Capital Partnerships project. The deadline to apply is the 16th December. Please share!
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RT @ScottishLandCom: Find us on Bluesky🦋! 📌 Accounts to follow 👇 @scottishlandcom.bsky.social @hamishtrench.bsky.social @jamesmackl.bsky.…
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RT @ScottishLandCom: In the @ScotNational @DStewartSLC looks at the strides that have been made in addressing vacant and derelict land incl…
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Looking forward to this discussion on the Land Reform Bill 👇
Join us for the next CPG on Rural Policy, AGM and discussion of Land Reform Bill-- 4th Dec Speakers: @HamishTrench; Chief Executive @ScottishLandCom
@andywightman; Writer, researcher, analyst, commentator and activist Tbc; @ScotLandEstates
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New research by @CLESthinkdo for @ScottishLandCom looks at international experience in securing public and community value from natural resource governance. Some fascinating examples.
🌍 Land is our most valuable natural resource. But the way we use and value land is changing to meet the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, whilst supporting our vital farming and forestry sectors. This rapid change calls for innovative and responsive approaches to how we own, manage, and use land, balancing needs and ambitions with delivering wide public, community, and private value. Research by @CLESThinkDo for the Commission looked at various governance models in Scotland and abroad, offering valuable lessons for land governance. The report, and summary that looks at lessons for Scottish land reform, are both available now on our website.
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Back to university today. Good to be with @aberdeenuni for this afternoon's conference marking 50 years of land economy teaching.
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RT @ScottishLandCom: The publication of the Natural Capital Market Framework by @scotgov reinforces the importance of community benefits as…
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RT @SP_NetZero: Tomorrow, to help us further our scrutiny of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, we'll hear from community land stakeholders @…
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