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The value of Scotland’s countryside could increase up to seven times over the next three decades amid a surge of wealthy investors buying up land for increasingly lucrative carbon reduction schemes.
When it first became clear that Scotland’s vast swathes of peatland - once considered a wasteland - could play a vital role in tackling climate change, there were high hopes Highland communities would reap the benefits.