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World Soil Day - Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future!

  •   Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
  •   November 28, 2019

Celebrate World Soil Day at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens


Peatland wildfire could have doubled Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions for the 6 days that it burnt

  •   WWF
  •   November 18, 2019

Wildfire that burnt on peatland for 6 days could have released the equivalent of 1.7 % of Scotlands annual greenhouse gas emissions


Urbanisation costs Edinburgh over 11 hectares of green land each year

  •   Centre for Ecology and Hydrology News article
  •   October 14, 2019

Edinburgh is losing the equivalent of 15 football pitches of green land each year as a result of urbanisation


Land and soil: towards the sustainable use and management of these vital resources

  •   European Environment Agency
  •   September 30, 2019

We cannot live without healthy land and soil. Unfortunately, the way we currently use land is not sustainable.


Climate crisis reducing land's ability to sustain humanity, says IPCC

  •   Damian Carrington, Environment editor, The Guardian
  •   August 08, 2019

UN report finds ecosystems never before under such threat and restoration is urgent


Climate’s impact on land threatens civilisation

  •   Damian Carrington, Environment editor, The Guardian
  •   August 08, 2019

Revolutionising the way we use land could cut emissions, provide sustainable food and reduce poverty.