The second issue of the UNEP Policy Series on Ecosystem Management titled ‘The role of ecosystems in developing a sustainable ‘Green Economy’ is now available.
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Administration
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.
UNEP Policy Series on Ecosystem Management
Macaulay scientist to give evidence at Scottish Parliament
Professor David Miller will give evidence before the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs and Environment Committee on 8th December, to support the committee’s scrutiny of the Draft Scottish Land Use Strategy.
Cairngorms Knowledge Exchange Network & Meeting
The Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College UHI and the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) are working together to create a sustainable network for knowledge exchange within the Park, which will also support the CNPA in preparing their new National Park Plan and, in the future, implementing it. [continue reading ... ]
VLT @ British Science Festival
VLT @ British Science Festival
Our landscapes are constantly changing, sometimes controversially. Pressures include climate change, providing food and fuel, and a growing human population. Take a tour through the landscapes of tomorrow with the Virtual Landscape Theatre.
Capture the Changes in Rural Scotland
Citizens of Scotland are being challenged to photograph a rural scene which captures the changes in rural Scotland, to be collated for future generations.
Rural Land Use Study launched
Macaulay and other partners were major contributors to the Scottish Government’s Rural Land Use Study launched in November 2009. The study has evaluated how rural landscapes can more effectively deliver sustainable economic growth, whilst also meeting other policy challenges including climate change, food and energy security, housing and infrastructure needs, and changing demographics.
A Century of Changes in the Scottish Landscape
Historic and contemporary photographs of Scottish landscapes form part of an exhibit investigating landscape change at the Royal Highland Show.
Schools Invited to Capture Scenic Moment in Time for Competition
A world leading land use research institute is using the art of photography to educate schoolchildren in the north east of Scotland about the evolution of landscapes. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen is today (Monday 2 February 2009) launching a Moments in Time competition and challenging youngsters in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to photograph a local scene to preserve it on record for future generations. Participants are being asked to capture a view of their town, city or the countryside to demonstrate how people in the north east lived and worked in the early part of the 21st century. [continue reading ... ]