Climate and Environment
Rising to the challenge of responsible natural capital investment
The focus of an SRUC Challenge Centre is firmly in the spotlight as the Scottish Government pushes for more responsible investment in natural capital.…
- SRUC
- 11/04/2022
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Taking a holistic approach to farming
Agroecological practices can help farmers meet policy targets relating to climate change, biodiversity and food production, a new study has found.…
- SRUC
- 05/04/2022
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FinTech Research & Innovation Roadmap features SRUC
The FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap was published on Friday explaining the pathway over a ten-year period to deliver an additional 20,000 plus financial technology or “fintech” jobs in Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 07/03/2022
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Poll highlights concerns about climate change
A new survey sponsored by SRUC has found four in five Scots consider climate change a ‘global emergency’.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2022
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Rooting out the pros and cons of rewilding
Concerns about so-called ‘green lairds’ buying up agricultural land for carbon sequestration will be discussed at an event led by SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 17/02/2022
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Growing opportunities for SRUC students
SRUC students will be offered paid work opportunities at 12 ‘Unexpected Gardens’ being created all over Scotland as part of the Dandelion creative arts programme.…
- SRUC
- 16/02/2022
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Bioregioning Tayside
SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre focuses on how communities can thrive when they act regeneratively within their local natural environmental and ecological systems.…
- SRUC
- 28/01/2022
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SRUC projects will help farmers tackle climate change
Researchers at SRUC have been awarded nearly £95,000 to help UK farming transition to net zero and become more sustainable.…
- SRUC
- 17/01/2022
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Ecological practices offer financial benefits for farmers
Farmers could increase their profits by 7 per cent by adopting some ecological management practices – and help achieve sustainable and greener goals for agriculture, new research has found.…
- SRUC
- 21/12/2021
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Call for participation in ground-breaking land sales report
A major report has been commissioned to understand more about the nature and value of rural land sales in Scotland. …
- SRUC
- 16/12/2021
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Showcasing agricultural climate action
A new network for farmers and crofters to highlight and share climate change mitigation actions is to be established.…
- SRUC
- 08/12/2021
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Farmers need support to change the way they farm
In this opinion piece Bethan Thompson talks about an EU project which aims to understand the factors which influence the uptake of agroecological farming practices.…
- SRUC
- 30/11/2021
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