Skip to navigation Skip to content

Policy and Research Briefs

The briefs described on this page are either hosted on the knowledgescotland website, or are available for direct download (pdf format).

  • Biodiversity and food production (PDF file: 205 KB)
    A summary from the BaBU report on the links between biodiversity and the ability to sustain food production.
  • Bracken and the asulam ban
    Analysis of the potential impacts of the banning of the use of herbicide asulam on bracken population (external link).
  • The value of Scotland's water resources (PDF file: 1.5 MB)
    Summarises current academic thinking and evidence on the value of water resources. It considers the Scottish context and examines how the value of water resources might be developed.

Research

Areas of Interest


Printed from /research/policy-and-research-briefs on 19/03/24 08:17:39 AM

The James Hutton Research Institute is the result of the merger in April 2011 of MLURI and SCRI. This merger formed a new powerhouse for research into food, land use, and climate change.