Eco Land-Buying Iniatiatives

Highland Titles is an organization that lets users buy one square foot of a Scottish estate to become a "Lord" or a "Lady" and help preserve the natural landscape. Since the ownership of the estate is split among thousands of people, it makes it impossible to sell the estate for the purpose of commercial forestry, development, or farming -- the main factors in the loss of the Scottish native Forest, of which only 5 percent remains.

Highland Titles works to reverse the damage done to the land through centuries of poor forestry and farming practices. Thanks to local support, the organization is removing non-native trees and planing Native Scottish trees in their place -- trees that will help natural flora and fauna to return. Highland Titles is also working to conserve and create new wetlands and control invasive plants.

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