This online event will explore where the money to finance nature recovery should come from, and how rural communities can thrive as Scotland’s natural environment is improved.

Should we rely on the public sector to step up to the challenge of reaching Net Zero and bring socio-economic benefits? If so, how do we raise the taxes to pay for that in a fair and equitable way, for example on the "polluter pays" principle, through a carbon land tax or through other property taxes? Which specific tax reforms are most likely to hasten nature recovery in Scotland?

Without finance, achieving these goals is nigh on impossible, so it comes down to the age- old question: Where does the money come from?