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Assessing the impact of different management interventions on perceived woodland benefits

The importance of ecosystems and biodiversity to human well-being is now well established as they provide benefits such as timber, pollination and coastal protection.

It is also acknowledged that the goods and services from ecosystems are best conceptualised as being co-produced through the interactions of humans and nature, and because of this, different choices in site management will impact who will benefit or disbenefit, and how.

Dr Laura MacLean

Laura is an environmental social scientist in the SEGs department at the James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen. Her main research interests are in how a person’s environment impacts their quality of life and wellbeing. She is a Part II architect, and her research centres on the relationship between people and their built and natural environments.

Laura MacLean

The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Scotland UK

Dr Benjamin McCormick

Ben's current research focuses on sustainability in the food system. With a background in the ecology of disease, and child growth and development, he is interested in the drivers of complex systems and the interplay between people and place. Current projects span the food system from consumer behaviour to agricultural production.

Using statistical analyses, he is examining how whole diets may change if people start to reduce meat consumption using both individual cross-sectional consumption data and longitudinal household purchase data.

Ben McCormick

The Rowett Institute

Foresterhill House

Ashgrove Rd W

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZD

Net zero opportunities to mitigate agricultural emissions in the North East of Scotland

The Scottish Government has committed to legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2045. This will require a reduction across all sectors of the economy. The agricultural sector is in a unique position to contribute to this goal: it delivers many benefits to the public but also accounts for around 16% of all emissions in Scotland, with 19% of these coming from the North East.

Happier than a pig in mud: Exploring the importance of human and livestock mental wellbeing

Our mental wellbeing:

It is well known that poor mental health and wellbeing can have a profound effect on our lives. In 2019, 17% of people aged over 16 in Scotland showed signs of possible mental health problems. Good mental health and wellbeing is important for everyone, including those living and working in rural Scotland.

Can open science aid the sustainable transition? Collaborative intercrop research with farmers highlights opportunities for data and knowledge sharing

Scotland has ambitious strategies for biodiversity protection and climate action with the intention of achieving a greener, fairer and just future. As most land in Scotland is devoted to some form of agricultural production, farmers and land managers are key players in achieving a transition to more sustainable agriculture and horticulture.

How to collaborate in a crisis: lessons from Scottish wastewater testing

A lunchtime webinar on Wednesday April 27^th 12.30 to 14.00 will discuss findings and recommendations from the Scottish Government funded Lessons Learned project which has reviewed the development of the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater screening programme in Scotland. As part of this event, we will be sharing learning about how to be more prepared for rapid response collaborative research in future crises.

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Comparing Biodiversity Predictions by People and Computer Models for Woodland Management

Combining local, contextualised knowledge with generalised, scientific knowledge is seen as best practice in decision making for biodiversity management. However, there is the potential for conflict if these two knowledges do not concur. We compared people’s predictions for biodiversity change under different woodland management scenarios with those from a simple ecological model. We found general agreement, but stakeholders were more optimistic about the benefits of some scenarios compared to the models.

Going underground: testing the potential of citizen science and DNA to explore alpine soil biodiversity

Soil biodiversity is critical to ecosystem functioning, but our understanding of the richness and distribution of soil organisms lags far behind that of biodiversity above ground. The difficulties of detecting organisms that spend all or most of their time living below ground and a shortage of skilled scientists able to identify them have contributed to our general lack of knowledge. This is particularly true in alpine zones which support some of our most natural habitats and provide important ecosystem services, including supporting unique biodiversity, carbon storage and water supply.

The youth fight against climate change continues…

The main youth conferences in association with COP26 were the Youth4Climate conference (hosted in Milan at the end of September 2021) and Coy16 – the 16^th annual UN Climate Change Conference of Youth (hosted in Glasgow at the end of October 2021).

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