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BBC News: 'Send in the drones' to protect soil

Roger Harrabin, BBC news website April 03, 2018

New report suggests "drones" could be used to identify areas where soil erosion contributes to diffuse water pollution

Nationwide school science programme helps scientists discover effects of climate change on soils

BTO March 23, 2018

Dry summer weather reduces earthworm numbers putting birds at risk

World Soil Day 2017 - publication of the first ever Global Soil Organic Carbon map

Allan Lilly, The James Hutton Institute December 05, 2017

First ever Global Soil Organic Carbon map published

Scotland's lost earth-built heritage overlooked

Dr Paul Adderley, University of Stirling November 15, 2017

A romanticised perception of Scotland’s historic buildings has left traditional earth-built homes - once inhabited by the majority of the population - underappreciated

Scotland's peatland: enduring through time

Patricia Bruneau, Scottish Natural Heritage November 13, 2017

Scotland’s peatlands sit where the worlds of soils and water collide - resulting in one of our most iconic landscapes

BBC News: How much of your area is built on?

Karen Dobbie, Scottish Environment Protection Agency November 10, 2017

At the click of a button, you can now find out what our land is used for

BBC News: 'Send in the drones' to protect soil

Nationwide school science programme helps scientists discover effects of climate change on soils

World Soil Day 2017 - publication of the first ever Global Soil Organic Carbon map

Scotland's lost earth-built heritage overlooked

Scotland's peatland: enduring through time

BBC News: How much of your area is built on?

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