 JaMIE andrew, the Scottish mountaineer who had his hands and feet amputated following an accident in the French alps, has called for the last of Scotland's world-famous wilderness to be protected before it is destroyed by development.  The climber is backing demands by the John Muir Trust (JMT), a leading conservation body, for ministers to improve the protection for areas of wild land.  The body is concerned that large tracts of unspoilt land are being destroyed by "inappropriate" development, such as onshore wind turbines.  It will lodge a petition with the Scottish parliament this week, calling for the creation of a national environmental designation to protect wild land. andrew, who lost his hands and feet to frostbite in 1999 after five nights stranded near the summit of Les Droites in the Mont Blanc mountain range, is among high-profile figures backing the campaign. Others include John Michie, the actor who plays DI Robbie Ross in Taggart. More than 3,500 members of the public have signed up.  "as a mountaineer and lover of the outdoors I am very aware of the fantastic natural resource that Scotland has in its wild places," said andrew.  "It is a resource which is limitlessly reusable and will be there long after other natural resources such as oil and gas have been used up.  "It is free for everybody to use and yet is worth a fortune to the Scottish economy. But if we don't look after it, to preserve it for future generations, it is a resource which once gone will be gone forever. Our wild land is Scotland's greatest asset."  according to the JMT, wild land is defined as large areas with spectacular scenery and high wildlife value. There is little evidence of human activity in such areas which typically include mountains, tracts of blanket bog, river margins and rugged coastlines. It is estimated that wild land attracts thousands of v 