Politics Now on BBC2 Scotland (4/11/09) carried a significant piece on the current debate about the value and future of the national parks in Scotland. The piece starts at about 12 minutes into the programme with a brief scene setting report, then there is a long extract from the related debate in the Scottish Parliament. After this there is further commentary from Rob Edwards the environment correspondent for the Sunday Herald and Prof Bill Slee, Head of the Socio-Economic Research Group (SERG) at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. This starts at about 31 mins into the programme.




The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI joined forces on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute. It is the first Institute of its type in Europe and will make major, new contributions to the understanding of key global issues such as food, energy and environmental security.