RESPECT response to the Just Transition Plan for land use and agriculture | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up RESPECT - Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation Published October 5, 2025 | Version v2 Publication Open RESPECT response to the Just Transition Plan for land use and agriculture Authors/Creators Geelhoed, Miranda (Project member) 1 Robbie, Jill (Project leader) 1 Show affiliations 1. University of Glasgow Description This document provides a response by the Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatlands and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT) project to the Scottish Government’s draft Just Transition Plan for land use and agriculture. The fact that Scotland recognises changes in land use and agriculture to be both an environmental and a social challenge is incredibly important and reflects commitments at national level to statutory just transition principles and outcomes. However, we are at a point now where principles and objectives need to be translated into action. This response offers critical reflections on the Plan’s lack of integration with the forthcoming Fourth Land Use Strategy (LUS4) and the National Just Transition Outcomes, arguing that the Plan should be action-oriented, with concrete proposals, timelines and responsibilities. The response highlights the need for systemic change, including stronger regulation of natural capital markets, inclusive land governance and recognition of power imbalances in rural Scotland. The document stresses that a just transition must address procedural, distributive and restorative justice, and include the voices and needs of underrepresented groups such as tenants, crofters and future generations. The interdisciplinary RESPECT project is part of the Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People (LUNZ) Hub and is funded by the UKRI Land Use for Net Zero programme. It aims to produce data, methods, landholder tools and proposals for governance reforms to change agricultural practices on peatland. RESPECT brings together researchers across Scotland and England with expertise in the natural and social sciences, humanities and law. RESPECT will also produce a Peatland Triage Tool (PTT), providing decision-support for landowners, land managers, farmers and crofters (collectively ‘landholders’) seeking to undertake peatland restoration. Files RESPECT final response - Just Transition Plan for land use and agriculture.pdf Files (427.6 kB) Name Size Download all RESPECT final response - Just Transition Plan for land use and agriculture.pdf md5:1a2cf11799a54176c2cf5d3d8843f4f1 427.6 kB Preview Download Additional details Funding UK Research and Innovation Land Use for Net Zero Hub BB/Y008723/1 Dates Available 2025-10-05 105 Views 55 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 105 31 Downloads Total downloads 55 13 Data volume Total data volume 25.0 MB 5.6 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Keywords and subjects GEMET Peat Consultation Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19948601 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19948601) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19948601.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19948601 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19948601"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19948601.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19948601.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19948601 Resource type Publication Publisher Zenodo Languages English Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created May 1, 2026 Modified May 1, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies