Society’s valuation of the rural environment has turned from food to fun, according to a leading land use specialist, with major global changes in demographics, food supplies, energy security and environment signalling even greater changes for the Highlands and Islands. Dr Richard Birnie, head of communications and outreach at Aberdeen’s The Macaulay Institute, will expand on this theme when he addresses the next in the series of sustainable development seminars at UHI Millennium Institute. [continue reading ... ]