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Future Land Use Change - Working locally, thinking globally
This research briefing summarises the main findings from research done in two Local Focus Areas (Ballater and Huntly) as part of the Aberdeenshire Land Use Strategy Pilot. These findings have been used by Aberdeenshire Council to provide their overall lessons learnt regarding the pilot to Scottish Government. In turn, the Scottish Government has used the results from the Aberdeenshire and Borders Pilots to help develop the Land Use Strategy 2016-2021. In addition to the named authors, Carol Kyle, Rachel Creaney, Andrea Baggio, Laura Poggio and Marie Castellazzi are also co-authors of this briefing.
Read morePublished on 25 February 2016 in Sustainability and Communities , Ecosystems and biodiversity
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Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma - A Major Animal Health Concern for Scottish Sheep Farming
Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA) , an infectious lung cancer in sheep, has a major economic on farming. Read more
Published on 26 June 2013 in Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing
Sustainability-oriented innovation for competitive advantage: Does the business environment matter?
Sustainability-oriented innovation within firms, such as the development of eco-friendly production methods, is seen as a route for product differentiation, value creation and as a way for firms to enhance their bargaining power within the supply chain. Read more
Published on 11 September 2012 in Sustainability and Communities , Ecosystems and biodiversity
Long-Term Land Use Change on the Machair and its Impact on Biodiversity
Machair is a distinctive type of coastal grassland restricted to about 25,000 ha in world-wide extent; 17,500 ha of this resource are in Scotland. Read more
Published on 3 May 2012 in Sustainability and Communities , Ecosystems and biodiversity
Bracken and the Asulam ban
Bracken is well known as an agricultural, ecological and health problem with little in the way of redeeming features. Read more
Published on 2 May 2012 in Sustainability and Communities , Ecosystems and biodiversity
Marine litter issues, impacts and action-contributing to a marine litter strategy for Scotland
Increasingly, policy makers and the public are experiencing the problem of litter in our seas and on our beaches. Read more
Published on 2 February 2012 in Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity
Putting 'Good Practice' in Context - Lessons for Catchment Management
In recent years, collaborative and cross-sectoral approaches have been recommended as the most effective and equitable way to achieve better water quality in catchments. Read more
Published on 6 December 2011 in Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity
High Nature Value Farming Indicators established for Scotland
A previous Knowledge Scotland Research Briefing (Identifying And Supporting High Nature Value Farming Systems, May 2009) has provided a background to the development of the European High Nature Value (HNV) farming systems concept. Read more
Published on 17 October 2011 in Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing
Clubroot in Oilseed Rape
Recent work at SRUC (formerly SAC), in collaboration with ADAS, has revealed that half of all oilseed rape fields in Scotland are infected with clubroot. Read more
Published on 26 September 2011 in Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing
Addressing farmland biodiversity concerns effectively in the Common Agricultural Policy
Farmland is one of the dominant land covers in Europe, covering over 45% (173 million hectares) of the European Union’s 27 Member States. Read more
Published on 19 July 2011 in Sustainability and Communities , Ecosystems and biodiversity
The Impacts of River Engineering on the Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Scotland
Scotland is a European stronghold for the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, holding around half of the world's known breeding populations. Read more
Published on 18 February 2011 in Ecosystems and biodiversity
