Why Not Scotland? | Mat Larkin | 2024 | Documentary | 60 mins | UK | English
More and more of us are becoming aware that Scotland ranks as one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth, but what if a different future was possible? What is happening across Europe shows us how landscape-scale ecological restoration can deliver major benefits for nature, climate and people.
Struck by the depleted state of nature in her native Scotland, Flo journeys around Europe, where she encounters a different story, finding places where nature is making a dramatic comeback. Wildlife is returning, forests are expanding, rivers are being set free and wetlands restored. As nature bounces back, people are returning too, finding new economic opportunities and enjoying the many benefits of a revitalised landscape.
Inspired by a sense of hope and renewal, she is prompted to ask: if this is possible elsewhere, then why not Scotland?
