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Soil runoff “I am delighted that we were able to use our knowledge of Scottish soils to help refine and test this important management tool.This app gives land managers a tool to better understand the causes of erosion and the best management practices that will help to minimise soil losses” The James Hutton Institute has partnered with Syngenta and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop and test a run-off tool app. The tool will advise land managers on the best management practices to reduce run-off and trap sediment before it reaches water courses. Land managers can

Orla Shortall "The fellowship is a great opportunity to explore how farmers and stakeholders in both Scotland and the Republic of Ireland envisage the future of the dairy industry” Orla Shortall of the James Hutton Institute’s Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences group has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship enables early-career academics in the humanities and social sciences to conduct a significant piece of research leading to publication over a period of three years. More information from: Adam Walker, Communications Officer, James Hutton Institute

"The best available evidence, gathered by the world’s leading experts, points us now to a single conclusion: we must act to halt and reverse the unsustainable use of nature" Biodiversity continues to decline in every region of the world, significantly reducing nature’s capacity to contribute to people’s well-being. This alarming trend endangers economies, livelihoods, food security and the quality of life of people everywhere, according to four landmark science reports written by more than 550 leading experts from over 100 countries, including scientists from the James Hutton Institute. More

"Rivers flowing through wooded catchments are cleaner, slower, better for wildlife and cause less flooding downstream during periods of heavy rain and run-off" Popular green spaces in Aberdeen are set to become even greener with the planting of almost 5,000 trees, in an initiative co-ordinated and delivered by the River Dee Trust and the James Hutton Institute-supported Dee Catchment Partnership. Following previous tree planting at Inverdee as part of Aberdeen City Council’s ‘Tree for Every Citizen’ scheme, the riverside spot is now home to thousands of new trees, thanks to the efforts of

“If no action is taken, this may have serious implications for the workforce, the economy, and the capacity for demographic regeneration.” New research commissioned by the Scottish Government and conducted by the James Hutton Institute estimates that Scotland’s sparsely populated areas are at risk of losing more than a quarter of their population by 2046 if current demographic trends are left unchanged. These areas include vast tracts of the Highlands and Islands and some areas in the Southern Uplands, which together represent almost half of the country’s land, but are home to less than 3% of