āThe Hydro Nation International Centre at the James Hutton Institute is honoured to have coordinated our annual national celebration of World Water Day, bringing together water professionals, researchers, policy, regulators and the public to share experiences and perspectives on the worldās most precious resource.ā Scotlandās Centre of Expertise for Waters, the Hydro Nation International Centre and the James Hutton Institute joined the annual global celebration of World Water Day with a call to realise the benefits of Scotlandās waters, during an event that brought together Scotlandās water
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Appendices to the SEFARI report on āThe adoption of agroecological principles in Scottish farming and their contribution towards agricultural sustainability and resilience.ā This Agroecology in Scotland is understood differently by different people and at times contrary to what constitutes agroecology. There is little information, however, about how widely agroecological approaches are adopted and applied in Scotland to improve agricultural sustainability and whether these deliver beneficial outcomes such as improved efficiency, stabilised incomes, and greater resilience to a range of external
Agroecology in Scotland is understood differently by different people and at times contrary to what constitutes agroecology. There is little information, however, about how widely agroecological approaches are adopted and applied in Scotland to improve agricultural sustainability and whether these deliver beneficial outcomes such as improved efficiency, stabilised incomes, and greater resilience to a range of external factors.To address this knowledge gap, a SEFARI-funded fellowship project was conducted with the objective of understanding how the use of agroecological principles can provide
A SEFARI Specialist Advisory Group was established in response to concerns from livestock farmers and agro-ecologists about the adverse environmental impacts of some frontline livestock worming treatments, which reach the environment either in the dung/urine of treated animals or as a result of inappropriate disposal. Information on potential environmental impacts is a prerequisite for approval of veterinary medicines in the UK, but that information is not easy to find or understand. Working with the two main industry-led groups ( SCOPS and COWS) and the competent licensing authority in the UK
In the face of COVID-19 and the immediate (and anticipated) impact on the food and drink sector across rural Scotland, the Scottish Environment Food Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) established the SEFARI supported knowledge exchange āCOVID-19 Food and Drink Sector Think Tank for Scotlandās Rural Economyā. The Specialist Advisory Group (SAG) was set up with a core membership and also with the intention of accessing āexpert advisorsā and wider stakeholders. This report has been developed with the aim of: Capturing the approach taken and
Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) is being established as a new non-ministerial office to monitor Scottish public authoritiesā compliance with, and the effectiveness of, environmental law following the UKās departure from the EU. It will be independent of the Scottish Government and will be responsible for ensuring that public authorities in Scotland comply with environmental law. The environment is a system where changes in one part have knock-on impacts on other areas. Environmental legislation, and the duty-holders who are held accountable to the legislation, are however sectoral. This
March 2022 update on database based on the Peatland Action Programme in Scotland.
"There is still much we donāt know about how serious these risks are, but if we value our environment it makes sense to try and reduce this kind of pollution as much as possible" A study carried out by researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), with the James Hutton Institute and the Environmental Research Institute (University of the Highlands and Islands) delivered the first national assessment of the emerging area of concern around pharmaceutical pollution of Scotlandās water environment, with an innovative Scottish partnership using results to promote practical actions to reduce
The landscape for society, industry and policy is ever evolving but the last few decades have seen a sharpening focus on the key issues of climate change and the sustainable use of resources. This has led to the development of policies and initiatives around factors mitigating and adapting to climate change and activities, particularly industrial, that deliver equivalent or enhanced outputs but with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. All of this highlights a shift away from fossil fuel-based feedstocks and the requirement for sustainable and renewable resources and processes. This shift to
This report is the output of a Fellowship project aiming to increase the understanding of the animal health, agri-tech and aquaculture (AAA) sector in Scotland and improve understanding of opportunities and challenges facing the sector. This was achieved through creation of an inventory mapping key stakeholders in the sector across Scotland and a survey to key stakeholders. The inventory created (up to date as of October 2021), and described in further detail in the report below, provides an overview of the vast breadth and expertise within the sector across academic institutes, companies