conservation
East Ayrshire farmer wins Nature of Scotland Food and Farming Award (News)
John Dalziel, of Common Farm in East Ayrshire, has picked up the Nature of Scotland 2018 Food and Farming Award, sponsored by the James Hutton Institute, for his efforts to integrate wildlife conservation into his successful ... Read more
November 23, 2018
Aberdeen Entomological Club: Marvellous Mud Snails (Event)
Alasdair Lemon from Buglife will deliver this Entomological Club seminar entitled “Marvellous Mud Snails”. It will be held at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee (and screened to the Institute’s Aberdeen site). ... Read more
New short film celebrates spectacular scenery and wildlife of North East Scotland (News)
A new short film produced by the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership and acclaimed wildlife photographer Pete Cairns offers a glimpse of the incredible biodiversity that the North East of Scotland has to offer, from dolph ... Read more
April 13, 2018
Aberdeen Entomological Club: Fleas (Event)
Norman Defoe will deliver this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar entitled “Fleas”. It will be held at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen (and screened to the Institute’s Dundee site). Fleas are of medical ... Read more
Aberdeen and the Dee to benefit from more trees (News)
Popular green spaces in Aberdeen are set to become even greener with the planting of almost 5,000 trees, in an initiative co-ordinated and delivered by the River Dee Trust and the James Hutton Institute-supported Dee Catchment Par ... Read more
March 26, 2018
Open Farm Sunday 2018: New Venue! (Event)
Come and spend a fun family day at Glensaugh Farm! The Institute will be taking part in Open Farm Sunday 2018 on 10 June. ... Read more
Professor Steve Albon appointed to new lowland deer expert panel (News)
Professor Steve Albon, an Honorary Research Associate of the James Hutton Institute, has been appointed a member of a new expert panel established by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to examine complex issues related to deer manage ... Read more
March 2, 2018
New research determines the best methods to count mountain hares in upland areas (News)
A report published today and co-authored by James Hutton Institute scientists recommends ways to count mountain hares. The scientific study compared a range of methods to count individuals, and determined the most effective, relia ... Read more
January 26, 2018
Professor Alison Hester appointed to new grouse moor management review group (News)
Professor Alison Hester, of our Ecological Sciences group, has been appointed as member of a new independently-led group which aims to ensure grouse moor management practices are not only sustainable but are legally compliant. T ... Read more
December 6, 2017
Commerce and conservation can go hand in hand, says RSPB prize-winning farmer (News)
The James Hutton Institute was proud to present an award at the prestigious RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards in Edinburgh last week. As sponsor of the Food & Farming category, the Institute supports the awards’ promotion o ... Read more
November 29, 2017
Visit the new-look Scotland's Environment Web (News)
The team behind Scotland’s Environment Web, a James Hutton Institute-supported website aiming to be a ‘one-stop’ resource to access a variety of information resources on the Scottish environment, have launched a ... Read more
October 6, 2017
Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) - Comparing theory and practice across Europe (Project)
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) is an essential part of the process of adaptive management, the process of learning from our actions in order to update and improve future ecosystem management. Across Europe we have a n ... Read more
RD 1.4.1: Natural asset inventory and accounts (Project)
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Open Farm Sunday 2017 (Event)
Come and spend a fun family day on the farm! ... Read more
Fascination of Plants Day (Event)
Plant Power - a fascinating day for all the family! ... Read more
Ecological research key to managing Scotland's natural resources (News)
Scotland’s environment faces many challenges including a changing climate, invasive species, pollution and changes in the way our land and seas are managed, and ecological research is at the heart of solutions to help policy ... Read more
February 24, 2017
Peat Surveys: Knock Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Knock Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Elsie Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Elsie Moss, Aberdeenshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Fiag Plantation (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Fiag Plantation, Highland ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Wyndford Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Wyndford Moss, Aberdeenshire ... Read more
Hutton innovation and excellence recognised at 2016 Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Awards (News)
The inventiveness and effort of staff at the James Hutton Institute were recognised with a score of awards - including the top prize - at the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards, held at the Crieff Hydro with over ... Read more
November 28, 2016
Peat Surveys: Summary (17 Selected Peat Deposits) (Research Page)
Summary of Peat Deposit Depths, and Land Cover in 1988 ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Blacklaw Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Blacklaw Bog, South Lanarkshire ... Read more
“Magic margins” win Innovation Award at RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards (News)
A practical ‘magic margins’ solution to soil erosion devised by the James Hutton Institute’s Farm, Field & Glasshouse team won the Innovation Award at the RSPB Nature of Scotland 2016 Awards prizegiving cerem ... Read more
November 25, 2016
Peat Surveys: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Drumbreck Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Drumbreck Moss, North Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Drumbow Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Drumbow Moss, North Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Dirskelpin Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Dirskelpin Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Nutberry Moss and Dornock Flow (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Nutberry Moss and Dornock Flow, Dumfriesshire Survey: 1967 ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Creca Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Creca Moss, Dumfriesshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Gartur Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Gartur Moss, Stirlingshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Cranley Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Cranley Bog, South Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Harburn and Cobbinshaw Bogs (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Harburn and Cobbinshaw Bogs, West Lothian ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Backhill of Bush Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Backhill of Bush Moss, Kirkudbrightshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Mindork Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Mindork Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Glims Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Glims Moss, Orkney ... Read more
Peat Surveys: White Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: White Moss, Orkney ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Dornal Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Dornal Bog, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Threepwood Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Threepwood Moss, Roxburghshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Peat Deposits (Research Page)
Maps of the distribution of surveys of peat deposits by the Scottish Peat Committee and Macaulay Institute Peat Surveys (since 1984) ... Read more
Scotland’s Environment Web shortlisted for LIFE Citizens’ Award (News)
Scotland’s Environment Web, a website that aims to be a ‘one-stop’ resource to access a variety of information resources on the Scottish environment, has been shortlisted for the LIFE Citizens’ Award for En ... Read more
April 8, 2016
Dragonflies and damselflies of North East Scotland (Event)
Juliette Dinning will deliver this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar entitled “Dragonflies and damselflies of north east Scotland”. It will be held at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen (and screened to the Insti ... Read more
Dispelling the myths: a new look at wood ants (Event)
Dr Jenni Stockan from the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences Group, James Hutton Institute, will deliver this Aberdeen Entomological Club seminar entitled “Dispelling the myths: a new look at wood ants”. It will be ... Read more
Mapping Relevant to Ecosystem Services - MRES (Research Page)
The MRES report provides a review of recent and ongoing work relevant to ecosystem service mapping in Scotland. It provides a reference resource for future research and a list of example methodologies used in this area, while at t ... Read more
Cairngorms Peatland Restoration project wins Nature of Scotland Innovation Award (News)
The Cairngorms Peatland Restoration project has won the Nature of Scotland 2015 Innovation Award, sponsored by the James Hutton Institute, for its efforts in restoring peatlands that provide homes to a variety of plants and animal ... Read more
November 20, 2015
James Hutton Institute to highlight innovation at Nature of Scotland Awards (News)
The winners of the Nature of Scotland 2015 awards - organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to recognise the very best efforts made for the benefit of nature conservation in Scotland - will be announced t ... Read more
November 18, 2015
World Water Congress Special Session, Edinburgh 27th May (Research Page)
Wednesday 27th May 14:45 - 18:30 (Session SS6) ... Read more
Hutton researchers promote UK-India dialogue on pollinators (News)
Land use and ecological surveys are urgently required to assess the ecology of pollinating insects within and around agricultural systems in India. That is one of the aims of the UK-Indian Initiative in Agroecology, whose first me ... Read more
March 20, 2015
Addressing complex real-world problems: a new discipline, a repository and you (Event)
This seminar by Professor Gabriele Bammer will discuss our ability to contribute effectively to the resolution of complex real-world problems, and will propose the development of a new science discipline around integration and imp ... Read more
Books and Book Chapters (Research Page)
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Conservation heroes honoured at Nature of Scotland Awards (News)
Conservation heroes from across the country were honoured last night at the third annual RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards, where Professor Iain Gordon, Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute, presented the Innovation Award to ... Read more
November 21, 2014
Soils@Hutton - Soil Information and Education (Research Page)
Introduction to Soils Exploring Scotland's Soils ... Read more
Soils@Hutton - Soil and Climate Change (Research Page)
Learn more about soils & climate change ... Read more
E-CLIC Conference 10 October 2014 (Event)
The James Hutton Institute is organising this conference which is a component of the European project E-CLIC. Delegates from all over the UK will gather to discuss the challenges posed by the European Landscape Convention (ELC) in ... Read more
Agricultural journalists see environmental science in practice at Glensaugh (News)
International agricultural journalists had a unique opportunity to see environmental science in action at the James Hutton Institute farm at Glensaugh, as part of the activities organised during the International Federation of Agr ... Read more
September 18, 2014
Diffuse pollution modelling (Research Page)
Data from spatial monitoring of water quality provided parameter sets for validation of catchment scale models. These have been used in a number of externally funded research projects including REFRESH. ... Read more
Flood inundation modelling (Research Page)
Tarland modelling Hydraulic models help to predict where flooding might occur, how s ... Read more
Capturing the wild: Smart camera records Scotland’s unseen wildlife (News)
Monitoring of Scotland’s wildlife in some of the most remote and inaccessible parts of the country has been transformed thanks to a new ‘smart camera’ developed by experts at the James Hutton Institute and the Un ... Read more
July 11, 2014
Learning Landscape Partnerships (Project)
Despite many decades of research within protected area landscapes, many protected area management organisations struggle to use scientific expertise in their management and decision making processes. The project has been funded by ... Read more
6. Working with stakeholders (Research Page)
Aim: to maintain active engagement with HEP stakeholders and researchers Our research aims to support sustainable HEP development and therefore needs to be designed and executed in partnership with conservation managers and HEP ... Read more
State of Scotland’s environment outlined in new report (News)
On the whole, Scotland’s environment is of good quality and there have been many significant improvements in recent years. However, the 2014 State of the Environment Report clearly shows that some habitats and species are un ... Read more
June 6, 2014
Hydropower resources research (Research Page)
Hydropower plays a key role in Scotland’s renewable energy contributions and renewables targets for 2015 (50%) and 2020 (100%). Our research is supporting the sustainable planning, development and management of this resource ... Read more
Safeguarding Natural Capital research outputs (Research Page)
As part of our work on behalf of the Scottish Government, the European Union and a range of other funders, members of staff in the Safeguarding Natural Capital theme produce and contribute to a variety of outputs, a range of which ... Read more
Vibrant Rural Communities workshop (Research Page)
A workshop was held at Birnam Arts and Conference Centre on 20 November 2013 to provide an update on research being conducted as part of the Vibrant Rural Communities theme of the Food, Land and People Strategic Research programme ... Read more
HUNTing for Sustainability (Project)
Project aim The overall goal of the project ‘Hunting for Sustainability’ was to assess the social, cultural, economic and ecological functions and impacts of hunting across a broad range of contexts in Europe and Afr ... Read more
Towards European Societal Sustainability (TESS) (Project)
The aim of TESS is to investigate the role of community-based transition initiatives in fostering a more low-carbon and sustainable Europe. TESS is a European Union project funded under the Seventh Framework Pr ... Read more
Understanding and reducing rural-urban conflicts: governing outdoor access (Project)
Project aims This project looks at the management of conflicts: ... Read more
Foodscapes (Project)
Project aim Foodscapes aims to explore how arts intervention and cultural engagement can help address social and economic exclusion, food poverty, and sustainability. It has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Counci ... Read more
Gender, green space and wellbeing (Project)
Project aim This project aims to understand the relationship between gender, wellbeing and greenspace. It is funded through the Scottish Government and runs from 2011 until 2016. It is part of the RESAS Theme 8 WP8.3 work ... Read more
Ecosystem Approach Review (Project)
Project aim This project explored existing examples of the Ecosystem Approach, to identify implications for future equitable and holistic natural resource management. ... Read more
Bacterial endosymbionts and beneficial insects (Research Page)
A promising area for managing insect pests is through improved understanding of the importance of microbes associated with insects. Many insect species rely on symbiotic bacteria for their survival and these ‘hidden players& ... Read more
Research and applications (Research Page)
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Exploiting plant traits to improve pest biocontrol (Research Page)
Exploiting genetic variation in the ability of plants to resist or tolerate attack by pests and pathogens has long been a focus of crop breeding programmes, although the genetic basis for plant resistance is often poorly-understoo ... Read more
Ecosystem services (Research Page)
Natural Capital is the resource from which Ecosystem Services, i.e. what an ecosystem 'does' or provides that ultimately gives some benefit to humans, are generated. We often think of these services in 4 categories: ... Read more
Integrated pest management - weeds (Research Page)
Expertise and capability at the James Hutton institute, Dundee ... Read more
Water Ecosystem Services: A Global Perspective (Research Page)
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Scottish Rivers Handbook (Research Page)
The Scottish Rivers Handbook has been produced by the James Hutton Institute and the University of Stirling for CREW, the Centre of Expertise for Waters. It is an accessible, fully illustrated 36 page book providing an overview ... Read more
Biodiversity (Research Page)
The term biodiversity describes the diversity of life on Earth. Diversity can occur at a number of levels of biological organisation, from genes, through to individuals, populations, species, communities and entire ecosystems. ... Read more
Soil Capital (Research Page)
Soils underpin a multitude of ecosystem goods and services that are not only vital to peoples’ livelihoods and Society in general, but also to Earth’s regulating systems. ... Read more
BaBU Review (Research Page)
The Biotic and Biophysical Underpinning of Ecosystem Services in the Scottish Context review was carried out to help deliver increased understanding of the linkages between the primary ecological and evolutionary processes, ... Read more
Assessing and valuing peatland ecosystem services for sustainable management (Research Page)
Peatlands provide vital services to society, such as helping to mitigate climate change, providing clean water and supporting biodiversity and tourism, but are currently under threat. Peatlands are an ideal case study for valuin ... Read more
Valuing the impacts of ecosystem service interactions for policy effectiveness (Research Page)
This project was conducted as part of the Valuing Nature Network funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It brought together a team of soil scientists, ecologists, modellers and economists. The aim was to develo ... Read more
Cost-effectiveness, disproportionality analysis and multiple benefits of the EU Water Framework Directive (Research Page)
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims to deliver good ecological status (GES) for Europe’s waters. It includes economic principles, such as the use of cost-effectiveness analysis of measures to achieve GES and of derogati ... Read more
Exploring ways for the application of ecosystem services approaches at the catchment level (Research Page)
Co-construction of a common understanding between scientist, practitioners, land managers and other stakeholders brings knowledge from different disciplines and stakeholders that is crucial for a better understanding of the linkag ... Read more
Water Futures: Towards Equitable Resource Management Strategies (Research Page)
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Improving implementation and increasing uptake of measures to improve water quality in Scotland (Research Page)
Guidance and advice for improving implementation and increasing uptake of measures to improve water quality in Scotland The Scotland River Basin Management Plan (2010) requires implementation of programmes of measures to support ... Read more
URflood: Funders (Research Page)
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URflood: Links (Research Page)
Partners The James Hutton Institute Suomen ympäristökeskus (Finnish Environment Institute) University College Dublin ... Read more
URflood: Partners (Research Page)
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URflood: Case Studies (Research Page)
Please use the links below to read more about the country specific case studies ... Read more
URflood: Project Approach (Research Page)
The aims of the project will be delivered via the following work packages: ... Read more
URflood: Key Questions (Research Page)
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URflood: Knowledge Systems (Research Page)
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Soil physics and soil characterisation (Research Page)
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OrkCEmP: Exploring ideas about Community in Orkney (Research Page)
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The conservation status and management of mountain hares (Research Page)
Evidence suggests that mountain hare numbers have declined in recent years; however the extent of this decline and whether this represents a long-term decline or is the low phase of a synchronised population cycle is not clear. ... Read more
Estimating mountain hare numbers (Research Page)
Estimating animal abundance or density is a central requirement in ecology and remains one of the most challenging areas of wildlife management. Methods of estimating animal numbers must be tailored to the survey objectives, habit ... Read more
How are mountain hare populations linked in space? (Research Page)
Anthropogenic pressure and climate change are generating an increasingly fragmented landscape in which natural mountain hare populations are becoming more isolated and subsequently prone to greater risk of local extinction due to ... Read more
How do mountain hare populations respond to different management regimes? (Research Page)
Natural populations are often exploited for subsistence or commerce. However, our ability to sustain exploited populations is often inadequate due to limitations in our understanding of critical biological processes, poor demograp ... Read more
Effect of intestinal parasites on mountain hares (Research Page)
What affect do intestinal parasites and food availability have on mountain hare population dynamics? ... Read more
Distribution of mountain hares (Research Page)
The distribution of Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in Scotland (2006/07) ... Read more
The nutritional carrying capacity of Scots pine woods for Capercaillie (Research Page)
Background and rationale ... Read more
Agricultural habitat usage by wood mice (Research Page)
Background Small mammals, such as the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), are a known food source for birds of prey such as barn owls and species of harrier, and rare large mammals such as pine marten, polecats and wildcats. Wood ... Read more
Molecular ecology of peach-potato aphid (Research Page)
Background and rationale ... Read more
Virus vector aphid ecology and epidemiology in the potato crop (Research Page)
Background and rationale ... Read more
HAPE Key projects and outputs (Research Page)
Current projects Transfer of MAP from soil to plant to silage (Quality Meat Scotland, 2013-14) Ecology of Cryptosporidium (Quality Meat Scotland, 2013-14) The capacity and pathogenic potential of bacteria that internalis ... Read more
HAPE Core researchers (Research Page)
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HAPE The Centre (Research Page)
The core research group in the Centre for Human and Animal Pathogens in the Environment (HAP-E) at the James Hutton Institute studies the following pathogen-environment systems. ... Read more
Mountain hares (Research Page)
The Scottish mountain hare, Lepus timidus scoticus, is a subspecies of the mountain hare Lepus timidus and is native to the Highlands of Scotland. Although widespread throughout Scotland, they are typically more numerous in centra ... Read more
National waters inventory Scotland (Research Page)
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Ecosystem services approaches for water management (Research Page)
Since the release of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, ecosystems have become widely recognised as natural capital assets supporting and supplying services which are highly valuable to humans. There is a growing appreciation ... Read more
Future scenarios for water resources (Research Page)
Scotland has water resources of generally high quality and with adequate volume to meet current demands. However, these resources are not uniformly distributed and there are significant pressures on both quantity and quality in ce ... Read more
Tightening nutrient cycles in the crop-soil-water ecosystem (Research Page)
Researchers at the James Hutton Institute are working on a number of ways to tighten nutrient cycles. This involves a combination of knowledge into how to reuse societies 'wastes' such as sewage effluent discharges as va ... Read more
Water and food security (Research Page)
Water shortages and drought are the greatest threats facing global food security. At the James Hutton Institute we use a combination of plant and soil sciences to identify crop traits and crop production systems that can maintain ... Read more
Research/Analysis Facilities (Research Page)
Isotopes ... Read more
EAWG contacts and membership information (Research Page)
If you would like to be part of the Ecosystem Approach Working Group (EAWG) there are three membership types. ... Read more
EAWG Resources (Research Page)
Outputs and documents from meetings Please got to the meetings page to see the reports made from our EAWG meetings and the accompanying meeting documents. ... Read more
EAWG Meetings (Research Page)
Main EAWG workshops are held once per year, with other meetings arranged as required. See below for more information about individual meetings, including copies of presentations and papers. Documents are in pdf format. EAWG5 - E ... Read more
Ecosystem Approach Working Group (Research Page)
The Ecosystem Approach Working Group (EAWG) is part of the Ecosystem Services Theme, which is one of eight themes in the Scottish Government’s two strategic research programmes Environmental Change and Food and Rural Industr ... Read more
Biogeochemistry and hydrology (Research Page)
This group aims to improve knowledge of biogeochemical and hydrological cycles, and their role in ecosystem functions and services. To do this we study chemical, physical, and biological processes and reactions that govern the com ... Read more
Soil diversity (Research Page)
The complexity of the soil system with many large gradients including nutrients and gases such as oxygen drive a massive diversity below ground. It has been estimated that there are over 40,000 different organisms contained within ... Read more
Soils, water and catchments (Research Page)
Soil plays a vital role in controlling the flow of water and chemicals between the atmosphere and the earth. As water passes through the soil it is filtered by plants, bacteria, fungi and soil particles, which remove various miner ... Read more
Community-based Management of Environmental challenges in Latin America (Research Page)
COMET-LA was a project coordinated by the University of Cordoba and funded under the European Commission Framework Programme 7. The acronym stands for “COmmunity-based Management of EnvironmenTal challenges in Latin America& ... Read more
Studies of grazing impacts on biodiversity at Glen Finglas (Research Page)
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Plant systems modelling (Research Page)
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Plant Soil Ecology (Research Page)
Increasing global demand for food, feed and energy crops requires sustainable intensification of agriculture, which must occur without impact on biodiversity or the environment. We have a strong research team that integrates kn ... Read more
Implications of copper (Cu) on estuarine ecosystem functioning (Research Page)
Many antifouling paints, applied to ships’ hulls and other marine structures, contain copper (Cu) as an active ingredient. As a result many European waterways are becoming increasingly Cu contaminated. This work is investiga ... Read more
Coastal soils (Research Page)
A number of Scotland's rarer soils are found at or near the coast. Perhaps the best known are the sandy soils of the machair of the Inner and Outer Hebrides and the west Highlands. The soils are calcareous - which in itse ... Read more
Carbon stocks in salt marshes (Research Page)
Salt marsh occurs in the intertidal zone and has a number of functions including a filter for pollutants, protecting coasts from flooding and providing habitat for a number of salt tolerant species. More recently it has been recog ... Read more
Carbon cycling (Research Page)
We are collaborating with staff at Oceanlab (Aberdeen University) in a number of projects, mainly involved with carbon cycling, covering both estuaries and the deep sea. This work is fundamental as deep sea sediments cover over ha ... Read more
Ecosystem functioning (Research Page)
Studies are continuing into land run-off and coastal ecosystem functioning and the subsequent increased turbidity and particle loading in the water column. To better understand the biogeochemical processes occurring in sandy int ... Read more
Analytical Services (Research Page)
Our Analytical Group carries out a range of analyses on marine and estuarine sediments. We quantify analytes such as heavy/toxic metals, organotin compounds (now banned as antifouling agents on boats) and a range of persistent org ... Read more
Ecosystem goods and services (Research Page)
This work is examining the potential for increased food production in the Ythan catchment and its likely impacts on meeting nature conservation obligations, using the ecosystem approach. The ecosystem approach is a management tool ... Read more
Harmonised Monitoring Scheme (Research Page)
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Sand dune survey of Scotland (Research Page)
The NCC Sand Dune Survey of Scotland which took place from 1975-1977 has since been digitised and is currently being used for two projects. ... Read more
East Grampian Coastal Partnership (Research Page)
The East Grampian Coastal Partnership is a group of individuals, with representatives from local authorities, industry, conservation bodies, recreation and tourism groups, local residents and many others with an interest in the fu ... Read more
Understanding our resources (Research Page)
To optimise the potential of Scotland’s natural assets and provide local responses to global change, we must build on existing work and continually improve our knowledge to support strategic needs and enable well informed de ... Read more
Climate change and coast flooding (Research Page)
Climate change has the potential to have significant impacts on our coastal communities through increased storm events and sea level rise. An evaluation tool has been developed to compare Scotland’s coastal management polici ... Read more
Pathogen impact on bathing waters (Research Page)
Pathogens from agricultural run-off and sewage effluent are transported to beaches where they can cause non-compliance with bathing water standards. Intensification of livestock-based agriculture and climate change may exacerbate ... Read more
Sand dune communities and climate change (Research Page)
Scotland’s sand dune vegetation has been assessed to investigate species distribution in relation to ecological variables. The response of the vegetation is modelled to assess if ecosystem processes and species distribution ... Read more
Attitudes towards biodiversity management (Research Page)
Public attitudes towards biodiversity and its management are poorly understood, raising concerns over the effectiveness of public participation in biodiversity policy making. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with members of ... Read more
Visualisation and coastal developments (Research Page)
The link between natural environments and their restoration has been the focus of much research including its importance for human wellbeing. We are carrying out a series of studies looking at community perceptions of renewable en ... Read more
Scotland’s coastal assets (Research Page)
Scotland’s natural assets provide a wealth of goods and services which are of benefit to human wellbeing, such as food, fuel, climate regulation and recreation opportunities. To ensure a sustainable future we must balance ou ... Read more
Global Change - the local context (Research Page)
Our work in this area reflects the external pressures Scotland is facing and explores how we can adapt to global changes such as demographic shifts, social attitudes, global trade and climate change. The impacts of which, are ge ... Read more
Coastal Research and Consultancy (Research Page)
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Current research interests
Kerry's main ongoing research projects
- Exploring narratives underpinning European policies and how these affect outcomes of environmental management, within the project MAGIC 'Moving Towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: Informing Nexus Security', running 2016-2020 and funded by EU H2020.
- Leading a multi-partner collaboration "Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) - Comparing theory and practice across Europe" to assess the extent to which adaptive management is supported by the monitoring driven by key European policies. This runs 2017-2018 and is funded as a 'High Impact Action' funded by ALTER-Net, Europe's ecosystem research network.
- Identifying how interacting policy instruments shape consideration of tradeoffs in natural resource management, and will later explore opportunities to use new instruments such as Payments for Ecosystem Services. This is funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021.
- Managing a package of work on 'Effective Water Management', and within this leading work to identify lessons in Integrating delivery of water policy goals from international examples. This is funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021.
Her research is motivated by the following research questions:
- When might it make sense to adopt new concepts and instruments for environmental management? How can we best understand the challenges and consequences of implementing such new concepts, especially those (such as the 'Ecosystem Approach') that encourage a systemic approach to connect multiple issues?
- How are different knowledges produced and used in collaboration and decision-making for environmental management? If and how do concepts (such as ecosystem services) or tools (such as scenario-planning) influence processes of knowledge co-production, including in science-policy interfaces?
- How can we better enable stakeholder participation in environmental management, including Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) ? What are the social and environmental consequences of doing so?
Kerry's expertise includes the following skills for carrying out, managing and communicating research:
- Qualitative research methods e.g. semi-structured interviews, participant observation, Rapid Rural Appraisal, qualitative thematic analysis using both inductive and deductive approaches.
- Quantitative research methods e.g. design, deployment and quantiative analysis of paper and online surveys for primary data collection, design and deplyment of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to identify and analyse secondary data
- Extensive experience in leading design and facilitation of workshops for knowledge exchange and/or research data collection.
- Skilled in engaging and communicating with varied audiences using varied methods, from short written briefings, longer reports and academic papers, through to videos, oral presentations and blog posts.
- Expertise in research project management, line management, student supervision, and research ethics.
Kerry currently co-supervises 2 PhD students: Sam Poskitt, who is exploring the potential of scenario-planning to support learning for sustainable development, with Dr Andrew Ainslie at the University of Reading; and Kirsty Holstead, who is building understanding of community water governance, with Dr Shona Russell at the University of St Andrews.
Kerry is a trustee of the Orskov Foundation, a charitable foundation that supports students and communities to develop sustainable land use to support livelihoods in lower-income countries. She is also a research associate of CECHR, the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience at Dundee. Within the Institute, Kerry is leader of the 'Society Institutions and Governance' sub-group of SEGS, and she also founded the SEGS blog.
Past research
Exploring institutional constraints to adopting more systemic and/or participatory approaches to environmental management:
- She led a project Exploring barriers to implementing natural flood management in Scotland, to understand how the challenges experienced may relate to the literature on multi-level governance, funded by the RESAS 2011-2016 strategic research programme.
- Past work analysing the first round of River Basin Management Planning for implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Scotland, as part of team lead by Kirsty Blackstock in the RESAS 2006-2011 strategic research programme.
- She identified personal, societal and institutional factors that can facilitate or act as barriers to improving water quality,and also explored how how to take into account scenarios of future change environmental, social and policy change for FP7-project REFRESH.
- She jointly led research with Kirsty Blackstock to understand the potential and challanges of implementing the Ecosystem Approach, funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2011-2016. Click here to visit the webpage of the Ecosystem Approach Review. This work also relates to the ideas of exploring the challenges multi-level governance as noted above, and of communication as noted below.
Analysing processes of knowledge co-production relating to environmental management:
- Kerry co-led WP2 for the FP7 project ‘SPIRAL’ (Science Policy Interfaces for Research Action and Learning, for biodiversity) Visit the Project website to find out more about this project, and see the EPC paper and Biodiversity and Conservation paper in the list below for academic outputs she led on.
- Kerry helped design the ESPPI:CREW project, which aims to monitor and evaluate science-policy and practice links for the Scottish Centre of Expertise in Waters, which has been operating since 2011. She was also involved in CATCH II – which aimed to try to better connect policy, practitioners working in and for integrated catchment management.
Understanding and tackling the challenges faced by conservation initiatives in the 'Global South':
- COMET-LA was a EU FP7 project on the Community-based Management of Environmental Challenges in Latin America, that ran 2012-2015. Kerry was part of a small team exploring if and how scenario-planning can assist communities in Latin America to identify and develop sustainable community-based management for their natural resources in the face of climate change and increased competition for the use of natural resources. Visit our short animated youtube video on scenario-planning for more information about what this concept can offer.
- Since December 2012 Kerry has supported work in Malawi to support villages and district-level planning for integrated natural resource management. She has provided expertise to two projects lead by VSO. The first project called "Water Futures: Towards Equitable Resource Strategies" aimed to improve the resilience of Malawian water management, whilst from late 2014 the second project 'MAJI' focuses on how to take account of climate change. Kerry, together with Julia Martin-Ortega, provides expertise on community engagement on topics of ecosystem services and for co-constructing scenarios of future change.
- Kerry’s past PhD work at Imperial College London (2006-2009) focused on understanding social factors linked to success in community-based conservation projects, involving fieldwork in Nepal and Kalmykia, Russia, as well as a systematic review of the factors affecting ‘success’ in developing-country community-based conservation projects. The thesis can be downloaded from the Imperial College Conservation Science website.
Prior to working at the James Hutton Institute Kerry's PhD research, carried out at Imperial College London, examined how the combination of individual views, culture and local institutions could significantly influence the outcomes of community-based conservation in developing countries. In addition to policy-relevant work with NGOs, her prior academic experience included social research into attitudes towards nature resources in Trinidad, as part of an MSc from Imperial College. Her first degree is a MA in Natural Sciences, from Cambridge University.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kyle, C., (2015) Putting the Ecosystem Approach into practice - what can it do for you?, Report of a Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) Dialogue Session, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, 28 September 2015.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Milner-Gulland, E.J., (2013) Deconstructing community for conservation: why simple assumptions are not sufficient., Human Ecology, 41, 575-585.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2017) Monitoring for adaptive management or modernity: Lessons from recent initiatives for holistic environmental management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 27, 311-324.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I.; Uribe, B.E.A.; Hernández, S.B.; Bertoni, M.B.; Bustos, M.L.; Bayer, A.X.C.; Semerena, R.I.E.; Quijano, M.A.F.; Ferrelli, F.; Fidalgo, G.L.; López, I.H.; Cisneros, M.A.H.; London, S.; Maya Vélez, D.L.; Ocampo-Díaz, N.; Ortiz-Guerrero, C.E.; Pascale, J.C.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Piccolo, M.C.; Pinzón Martínez, L.N.; Rojas, M.L.; Scordo, F.; Vitale, V.; Zilio, M.I., (2015) Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 28.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L., (2015) How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 21.
- Sarkki, S.; Tinch, R.; Niemelä, J.; Heink, U.; Waylen, K.A.; Timaeus, J.; Young, J.C.; Watt, A.D.; Neßhöver, C.; van den Hove, S., (2015) Adding ‘iterativity’ to the credibility, relevance, legitimacy: A novel scheme to highlight dynamic aspects of science-policy interfaces., Environmental Science and Policy, 54, 505-512.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K.; Dunglinson, J., (2015) Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 25, 111-124.
- Young, J.C.; Waylen, K.A.; Sarkki, S.; Albon, S.; Bainbridge, I.; Balian, E.; Edwards, D.; Davidson, J.; Fairley, R.; Margerison, C.; McCracken, D.; Owen, R.; Quine, C.P.; Stewart-Roper, C.; Thompson, D.; Tinch, R.; Van Den Hove, S.; Watt. A., (2014) Improving the science-policy dialogue to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation: having a conversation rather than talking at one-another., Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 387-404.
- Waylen, K.A.; Young, J., (2014) Expectations and experiences of diverse forms of knowledge use: the case of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment., Environment and Planning C, 32, 229-246.
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- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Marshall, K.M.; Dunglinson, J., (2014) Hybridity of representation: insights from river basin management planning in Scotland., Environment and Planning C: Government and Society, 32, 549-566.
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- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Milner-Gulland, E.J., (2013) Deconstructing community for conservation: why simple assumptions are not sufficient., Human Ecology, 41, 575-585.
- O'Sullivan, J.J.; Bradford, R.A.; Bonaiuto, M.; De Dominicis, S.; Rotko, P.; Aaltonen,J.; Waylen, K.; Langan, S.J., (2012) Enhancing flood resilience through improved risk communications., Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 2271-2282.
- Brooks, J.S.; Waylen, K.A.; Borgerhoff Mulder, M., (2012) How national context, project design, and local community characteristics influence success in community-based conservation projects., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 109, 21265-21270.
- Bradford, R.A.; O'Sullivan, J.J.; van der Craats, I.M.; Krywkow, J.; Rotko, P.; Bonaiuto, M.; Waylen, K.; Schelfaut, K., (2012) Risk perception - Issues for flood management in Europe., Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 2299-2309.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Dunglinson, J.; Marshall, K.M., (2012) Linking process to outcomes - internal and external criteria for a stakeholder involvement in River Basin Management Planning., Ecological Economics, 77, 113-122.
- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Milner-Gulland, E.J., (2012) Interactions between a collectivist culture and Buddhist teachings influence environmental concerns and behaviors, in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia., Society and Natural Resources, 25, 1118-1133.
- Waylen, K.A.; Fischer, A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Thirgood, S.J.; Milner-Gulland, E.J., (2010) The effect of local cultural context on the success of community-based conservation interventions., Conservation Biology, 24, 1119-1124.
- Waylen, K.A.; Brooks, J.S.; Mulder, M.B.; Brosius, P., (2010) The effect of non-local socio-political context on community-based conservation interventions: evaluating ecological, economic, attitudinal and behavioural outcomes., Protocol for Systematic Review, Systematic Review No. 82 - Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. Online document.
- Mickleburgh, S.; Waylen, K.; Racey, P., (2009) Bats as bushmeat: a global review., Oryx, 43, 217-234.
- Waylen, K.A.; McGowan, P.J.K.; Pawi Study Group. Milner-Gulland, E.J., (2009) Ecotourism positively affects awareness and attitudes but not conservation behaviors: a case study at Grande Riviere, Trinidad., Oryx, 43, 343-351.
- Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A., (2018) PES what a mess? An analysis of the position of environmental professionals in the conceptual debate on payments for ecosystem services., Ecological Economics, 154, 218-237.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin Ortega, J., (2018) Surveying views on Payments for Ecosystem Services: implications for environmental management and research., Ecosystem Services, 29, 23-30.
- Waylen, K.A.; Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J., (2018) Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, S1078-S1089.
- Nesshöver, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Külvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H., (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2017) Monitoring for adaptive management or modernity: Lessons from recent initiatives for holistic environmental management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 27, 311-324.
- Brown, I.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2016) Participatory scenario planning for developing innovation in community adaptation responses: three contrasting examples from Latin America., Regional Environmental Change, 16, 1685-1700.
- Tinch, R.; Balian, E.; Young, J.C.; van den Hove, S.; Watt, A.; Carss, D.; Ezzine de Blas, D.; Geamana, N.A.; Keune, H.; Nesshöver, C.; Niemelã, J.; Sarkki, S.; Thibon, M.; Timaeus, J.; Vadineanu, A.; Van Muylem, K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wittmer, H., (2016) Science-policy interfaces for biodiversity: dynamic learning environments for successful impact., Biodiversity and Conservation, 27, 1679-1702.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I.; Uribe, B.E.A.; Hernández, S.B.; Bertoni, M.B.; Bustos, M.L.; Bayer, A.X.C.; Semerena, R.I.E.; Quijano, M.A.F.; Ferrelli, F.; Fidalgo, G.L.; López, I.H.; Cisneros, M.A.H.; London, S.; Maya Vélez, D.L.; Ocampo-Díaz, N.; Ortiz-Guerrero, C.E.; Pascale, J.C.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Piccolo, M.C.; Pinzón Martínez, L.N.; Rojas, M.L.; Scordo, F.; Vitale, V.; Zilio, M.I., (2015) Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 28.
- Oteros-Rozas, E.; Martín-López, B.; Daw, T. M.; Bohensky, E.; Butler, J.; Hill, R.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Quinlan, A.; Ravera, F.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Thyresson, M.; Mistry, J.; Palomo, I.; Peterson, G.; Plieninger, T.; Waylen, K.A.; Beach, D.; Bohnet, I. C.; Hamann, M.; Hanspach, J.; Hubacek, K.; Lavorel, S.; Vilardy, S., (2015) Participatory scenario-planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No.34.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L., (2015) How does legacy create sticking points for environmental management? Insights from challenges to implementation of the ecosystem approach., Ecology and Society, 20, Article No. 21.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K.; Dunglinson, J., (2015) Participation-prescription tension in natural resource management: the case of diffuse pollution in Scottish water management., Environmental Policy and Governance, 25, 111-124.
- Young, J.C.; Waylen, K.A.; Sarkki, S.; Albon, S.; Bainbridge, I.; Balian, E.; Edwards, D.; Davidson, J.; Fairley, R.; Margerison, C.; McCracken, D.; Owen, R.; Quine, C.P.; Stewart-Roper, C.; Thompson, D.; Tinch, R.; Van Den Hove, S.; Watt. A., (2014) Improving the science-policy dialogue to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation: having a conversation rather than talking at one-another., Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 387-404.
- Waylen, K.A.; Young, J., (2014) Expectations and experiences of diverse forms of knowledge use: the case of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment., Environment and Planning C, 32, 229-246.
- Waylen, K.A.; Hastings, E.; Banks, E.; Holstead, K.L.; Irvine, R.J.; Blackstock, K.L., (2014) The need to disentangle key concepts from Ecosystem Approach jargon., Conservation Biology, 28, 1215-1224.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Marshall, K.M.; Dunglinson, J., (2014) Hybridity of representation: insights from river basin management planning in Scotland., Environment and Planning C: Government and Society, 32, 549-566.
- Waylen, K.A., (2006) Botanic gardens: more than just a pretty place., Oryx, 40, 259-260.
- Waylen, K.A., (2006) Botanic gardens: using biodiversity to improve human well-being., Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, UK. ISBN 1905164084
- Young, J.; Waylen, K.A.; van den Hove, S.; Watt, A., (2016) SPIRAL Improving science-policy interfaces for biodiversity., In: Martinuzzi, A. & Sedlacko, M. (eds.). Knowledge Brokerage for Sustainable Development. Innovative Tools for Increasing Research Impact and Evidence-Based Policy-Making. Greenleaf Publishing, Saltaire, UK, pp275-290.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A., (2016) Delivering ecosystem services at a national scale: institutions and governance., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp18-19.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2016) Concepts: 'Eco' terminology., In: Brooker, R., Hester, A. & Pakeman, R. (eds.). Ecosystem Services. The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, pp4-5.
- Waylen, K.A.; Gearey, B.R.; Blackstock, K.L., (2016) Peatlands and cultural ecosystem services., In: Bonn, A., Allott, T., Evans, M., Joosten, H. & Stoneman, R. (eds.). Peatland Restoration for Ecosystem Services. Ecological Reviews Series, British Ecological Society, Cambridge University Press, Chapter 7, pp114-128.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Tindale, S.; Maxwell, J.; Waylen, K.A., (2018) O1.4.2biD3: Aligning existing and new environmental delivery mechanisms., Research Briefing on ‘New’ Instruments, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 44pp..
- Waylen, K.A.; Tindale, S.; Juárez Bourke, A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2018) Insights from international experiences of integration for water management., Final Report by the James Hutton Institute.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Maxwell, J.; Tindale, S.; Waylen, K.A., (2018) Aligning policy instruments for biodiversity, soil and water., Report for James Hutton Institute Project Webpage, 24pp.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Novo, P.; Waylen, K.A.; Maxwell, J.; Juarez-Bourke, A., (2017) Coordinating policy instruments that influence soil, water, and biodiversity in Scotland: rationales, needs and challenges., Report from an ESCom (Ecosystem Service Community) Workshop, Edinburgh, 23 May 2017. Published as a Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group (SEGS) Blog on the James Hutton Institute server, 16 November 2017.
- Blackstock, K.L.; Van Hulst, F.; MacLeod, C.J.A.; Waylen, K.A., (2017) Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) - Comparing theory and documented practice across Europe., Technical Report for Project, November 2017, 96pp.
- Turnpenny, J.; Russel, D.; Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L., (2016) Embedding the value of the natural environment in decision-making-overcoming barriers and encouraging enablers., Briefing Note to Invited Seminar by Mary Christie, Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Addy, S.; Cooksley, S.; Dodd, N.; Waylen, K.A.; Byg, A.; Holstead, K., (2016) River restoration and biodiversity: nature-based solutions for restoring the rivers of the UK and Republic of Ireland., Published Jointly by IUCN, NCUK and CREW, 64pp. CRW2014/10. ISBN: 978-0-902701-16-8
- Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Waylen, K.A., (2016) Tackling the barriers to implementing natural flood management: summary report., Summary Report presented at Workshop Meeting, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, 11 February 2016.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kyle, C., (2015) Putting the Ecosystem Approach into practice - what can it do for you?, Report of a Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) Dialogue Session, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, 28 September 2015.
- McLean, L.; Beevers, L.; Waylen, K.A.; Wright, G.; Wilkinson, M., (2015) Learning from community led flood risk management., CREW Report CD2014-12.
- Waylen, K.A.; Howard, B.; Kyle, C.; Martin-Ortega, J., (2015) Applying payments for ecosystem services., Report of a Workshop, Edinburgh, 24 February 2015.
- Morris, S.; MacLeod, K.; Prager, K.; Currie, M.; Holmes, B.; Waylen, K.A., (2015) Theory and practice of interdisciplinary team based research for understanding socio-ecological systems: review of literature., Report on internal website, March 2014.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J., (2015) Report on Scenario-Planning for use by the MAJI project, March 2015., The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.
- Waylen, K.A.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I., (2015) Locally-adapted scenario building: evaluation of methods., Deliverable 1.3 of the COMET-LA project.
- Martin-Ortega, J.; Waylen, K.A.; Martin-del-Molino, J.P.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, I., (2015) Synthesised scenarios: Summary and comparison of the scenario building processes and outcomes in the three case studies., Participatory Report on Synthesised Scenarios on EU Comet website.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Irvine, R.J., (2014) Starting points for evaluating implementation of the "Ecosystem Approach"., Public Report available from The James Hutton Institute website.
- Thomson, K.; Kerle, S.; Waylen, K.A.; Martin Ortega, J., (2014) Water-based Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes in Scotland., Report produced from a project "Evaluating PES (Payment for Ecosystem Services) Theory in Practice" within WP 1.3 and 1.2 of the Ecosystem Services Theme within the RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2011-2016.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Holstead, K.L., (2013) Exploring experiences of the ecosystem approach., Project Report
- Waylen, K.A.: Martin-Ortega, J., (2013) Report on knowledge exchange workshops on an ecosystem services approach for community natural resources management in Malawi., Report for WATERS: Towards Equitable Resource Management Strategies in Malawi.
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Young, J.; Watt, A.; van den Hove, S., (2013) Reflections on recent experience with the Water Framework Directive., SPIRAL Policy Brief.
