Documents

A SEFARI Gateway Innovative Knowledge Exchange (IKE) Report on 'Developing Dialogues on Land Use Decision Making for Natural Capital' by Naomi Beingessner, Lin Batten, Bryony Nelson, Acacia Marshall and Umar Farooq.

The 10th edition of The Spark, SEFARI Gateway’s Newsletter, an update on the latest research developments from the Scottish Government’s Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) strategic research p

SEFARI Gateway Fellowship Report by Benjamin JJ McCormick. The aim of the Fellowship was to contextualise the value of Scottish agriculture from land by estimating the supply of nutrients for human consumption from agricultural products.

The 9th edition of The Spark, SEFARI Gateway’s Newsletter, an update on the latest research developments from the Scottish Government’s Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) strategic research pr

Authors: Simon Gibson-Poole, Lorna Cole, Osla Jamwal-Fraser & Hernan Botero-Degiovanni

This report presents key findings and recommendations for improving agricultural practices in the North Highlands.

Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive directs farm support payments towards public goods which include healthier, higher welfare animals.

This policy briefing looks at the likely animal welfare impact of two current elements

1) The Annual Health and Welfare Review

Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland specialise in the development and application of the quantitative methods needed to enhance scientific knowledge and impact.

Rural Scotland comprises 98% of Scotland’s land mass and is home to 17% of Scotland’s people. In 2018, the GVA of the rural economy was reported to be £37.6 billion which represents 26% of Scotland’s total.

Scotland’s natural resources (air, soil, water, biodiversity) supply many essential ecosystem services which benefit human health, safety and wellbeing.  They are also key to addressing climate change and biodiversity decline, and in promoting sustainable land use and a green economy.  To protect, enhance and optimi

The Human Impacts on the Environment theme brings together research on activities that have a direct environmental impact including on the climate, land use and resource use. The individual projects within the theme are summarised in this document.