Bringing in participatory approaches to widen the scope of natural capital valuation
Natural capital valuation can offer a basis for decision-making and monitoring the effects of policies, land and resource management decisions.
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SEAMS – Sustainability in Education and Agriculture using Mixtures
To develop, promote and implement crop species mixtures as a sustainable crop production system for Scotland and as a resource for knowledge exchange on food production, agricultural ecology, and environmental sustainability to a wider audience including school groups.
Trees: the solution to all our problems or not that simple?
Trees are a great way to soak up carbon emissions, improve nature and biodiversity. Right? Well, not always. We take a dive into why where you plant trees can have hidden, perhaps surprising, implications.
Green finance: navigating the future of sustainable investment
Green finance has become a new buzz phrase; an economic lever to help drive environmental solutions that address the climate and ecological crises. Here in Scotland, it’s an idea already being put into practise, with initiatives like the Facility for Investment Ready in Nature in Scotland (FIRNS) programme.
First-ever flux tower on forested peat to measure landscape scale emissions
The South of Scotland has joined a national network of flux towers, with a unique project, involving the Hutton, allowing greenhouse gases to be measured as the land changes from commercial forestry crops to restored peatland.
Scottish islands share sheep scab challenge solutions
Crofters from the Outer Hebrides keen to control livestock disease on their island, have visited Shetland to learn about a scheme targeting diseases including sheep scab.
Understanding the spread of COVID-19 through wastewater sample analysis
A team from BioSS played an important role in understanding the spread of COVID-19 in Scotland by developing a system capable of rapidly analysing data tracking the presence of the virus in wastewater samples.
PFAS “forever chemicals” being spread on world’s ski slopes
Skiers keen for slick runs are leaving toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” behind on ski slopes, research by The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen and the University of Graz in Austria has revealed.
Butterfly to offer “canary in coalmine” for Scottish peatland habitats
A new study into a butterfly that only lives in Scottish peatlands hopes to unlock how it and other species are coping with the loss and fragmentation of their specialist habitats.
Achieving multi-purpose nature-based solutions
In the context of the climate and biodiversity emergencies, there is a need not only to mitigate against these changes, but also adapt to current and future water-related environmental pressures.
