NW2045 Publications
This page brings together key reports, research and publications produced by NorthWest2045 and its partners. These documents provide insight into the challenges, opportunities and work taking place across the NW2045 area, supporting informed discussion and future action.
Review and Update on NW2045 Vision – Call to Action 2025
Call to Action 2025 (June 2025)
This report highlights the challenges facing some of Scotland’s most remote mainland communities and calls for an urgent rethink in how policy, services and investment are designed and delivered in areas experiencing long-term depopulation.
Analysis By BiGGAR Economics
New – 2025
Research commissioned by NorthWest2045 to support the development of the Call to Action 2025. This analysis provides a detailed understanding of the socio-economic context of the region and explores future opportunities.
Regional Land Use Partnership – Land+ Handbook
New
A comprehensive overview of the work carried out through the RLUP Land+ project, outlining a community-led approach to collaboration for the benefit of people and place.
Peat, Diesel and Seaweed
A Poetic Inquiry into the Green Transition in North West Highland Coastal Communities
This research project explores how people in coastal communities across the North West Highlands view climate change and the transition to a low-carbon future.
Delivered in partnership with NorthWest2045, Assynt Development Trust and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), the project focuses on peatland restoration, marine diesel and seaweed — three areas with significant relevance to the region’s environmental and economic future.
NW2045 Natural Capital Baseline Assessment
We are proud to be sharing the first Natural Capital Baseline Assessment of the NorthWest2045 area, which was undertaken as part of the Regional Land Use Partnership work (RLUP) in partnership with the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership scheme .
NW2045 Community Vision
The NW2045 Vision, created by communities across the region, sets out a shared long-term ambition for a sustainable and thriving future in the North West Highlands. It is the foundational text for all our work.
