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Soil is, and always will be, a very valuable resource. Soil is critical for food production and regulating several services to the wider environment, such as flood regulation and storing carbon. Soil is not perfect, however. Occasionally landslides and soil erosion can impact our lives causing significant delays and disruption requiring new approaches and landscape management strategies. One such approach is to make soil stronger and more resistant to failure through the use of vegetation, and more importantly, the root system of plants.
The unpreceded COVID-19 health, economic and societal crisis has understandably dominated Gateway’s recent activity. Gateway, on behalf of the SEFARI Directors Executive, has prepared a report on the huge effort that all institutes and staff have undertaken to help the fight against COVID-19. As part of this, Gateway has been responding to stakeholder needs both in terms of immediate COVID-19 pressures but also for ongoing strategic work post-COVID-19 and a key advantage has been our ability to rapidly adapt Gateway’s funded programmes to support existing and new partnerships. Our projects pre
"Certain groups of fungi have critical roles in the establishment of tree seedlings: pathogenic fungi which are detrimental to survival, while mycorrhizal fungi are beneficial to the seedlings. This latter group are essential for the survival and growth of the trees" Different groups of soil fungi control the interactions between seedlings and established trees and can play a key role in the development or restoration of forests, new research by James Hutton Institute scientists has found. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line),
Around half of the food we consume in the UK is imported, with 30% from the European Union and the rest from countries all over the World. Aside from the risks of food supply disruption, the developing countries we import from are already suffering the environmental impacts from food production including increased greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, it is vital we consider the sustainability of our food system and transition to a more circular economy where waste material is recycled or repurposed to produce goods in a sustainable manner. A circular economy could create new jobs and our
The Scottish Government has announced the lockdown measures are being eased slightly. It will take time for more lockdown restrictions to be lifted and life will not necessarily get back to normal for the foreseeable future. We have developed a series of online materials that may help as you continue lockdown life. Educational SEFARI Scottish schools appear to be remaining closed for the foreseeable future. Our researchers have developed a series of online educational activities and resources to continue helping you provide home schooling. You can find out how SEFARI is trying to help by