Natural capital in Scotland

Scotland’s natural capital is valued at £230 billion. For farmers and land managers, this includes the value of soil, water, livestock and crops. The services that natural capital provides (e.g. food, energy, building materials and clean water) underpins our economy and the way it is managed has an effect on their value. Maintaining and improving natural capital is vital to all of our lives, but it is especially important for farm business planning.