Forestry and Land Scotland Draft Corporate Strategic Plan 2026 - 2030

Our core activity remains stewardship of the 637,000 ha national forests estate for the benefit of Scotland’s people, and working to support Government’s net zero agenda.  As part of this core work we will:

• Manage the land to internationally recognised standards of sustainable forestry and land management.  This means that safeguarding biodiversity, protecting water quality, improving resilience and providing public access is part of our core work;
• Deliver our legislative and regulatory obligations in partnership with stakeholders and local communities;
• Do this in line with our operating principles above; in a financially sustainable way, with partners, complementing our core SFLM competencies to add most value.

We endeavour to go beyond this to achieve more towards wider SG objectives where:

• It complements our core activity and leverages our SFLM competencies; and
• The work is fully funded, either from ‘core’ profits, or dedicated SG or external funding.
• Ideally we can work in partnership with others.

We open to explore new opportunities and approaches (and dealing with new threats), being dynamic, strategic and selective ensuring that anything new will:

• Add long term value in delivering FLS’s mission;
• Be commercially sustainable; and
• Complement the delivery of our ‘core’ and ‘more’ commitments.