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| Wild land map published for Scotland | Wild land map published for Scotland |
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| Scottish Natural Heritage has published its final version of a map showing where Scotland's wild land is. | Scottish Natural Heritage has published its final version of a map showing where Scotland's wild land is. |
| The 42 areas include large parts of the Cairngorms and Wester Ross and also places in Argyll, the Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland and south of Scotland. | The 42 areas include large parts of the Cairngorms and Wester Ross and also places in Argyll, the Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland and south of Scotland. |
| In total, the areas cover 19.5% of Scotland and the new map replaces one published last year. | In total, the areas cover 19.5% of Scotland and the new map replaces one published last year. |
| The John Muir Trust and Ramblers Scotland said wild land would now better be protected from wind farms. | |
| The map has been produced to support the Scottish government's new National Planning Framework and Scottish Planning Policy. | The map has been produced to support the Scottish government's new National Planning Framework and Scottish Planning Policy. |
| SNH said the map identified the most extensive areas of the "highest wildness in Scotland" that were considered nationally important. | SNH said the map identified the most extensive areas of the "highest wildness in Scotland" that were considered nationally important. |
| It was prepared after a seven-week public consultation at the end of last year and detailed analysis of new data. | It was prepared after a seven-week public consultation at the end of last year and detailed analysis of new data. |
| Ian Jardine, SNH chief executive, said the map would guide development in areas recognised as wild land. | Ian Jardine, SNH chief executive, said the map would guide development in areas recognised as wild land. |
| He said: "The planning documents launched today do much more than recognise the importance of the wild land resource. | He said: "The planning documents launched today do much more than recognise the importance of the wild land resource. |
| "They also recognise the extensive role of nature and landscape in the wider sense, and people's enjoyment of it, in achieving sustainable economic growth." | "They also recognise the extensive role of nature and landscape in the wider sense, and people's enjoyment of it, in achieving sustainable economic growth." |
| Stuart Brooks, chief executive of the John Muir Trust, said the map and planning documents were recognition of a "nationally important asset" that needed to be safeguarded. | |
| He added: "Scotland's landscapes are spectacular, contributing to our quality of life, our national identity and the visitor economy." | |
| Helen Todd, campaigns and policy manager at Ramblers Scotland, said: "Wild land is a key tourism asset and a magnificent setting for outdoor recreation, but it is also part of our natural heritage, even our fundamental sense of identity as a nation." | |
| She added that while there was greater protection for wild land from wind farm developments, large tracts of other fragile upland areas remained under threat. | |
| The areas of wild land include Torridon in Wester Ross and the Cairngorms, a mountain range that includes parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire. | The areas of wild land include Torridon in Wester Ross and the Cairngorms, a mountain range that includes parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire. |