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World Soil Day 2020

  •   Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  •   December 01, 2020

Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity


Environment, natural resources and agriculture research - draft strategy: consultation

  •   Scottish Government, Rural & Environmental Science and Analytical Services
  •   November 02, 2020

Your chance to comment on the Scottish Government's Draft Strategy for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research 2022-2027


Topsoil organic matter comparison tool developed

  •   climate X change
  •   September 30, 2020

A tool to allow land managers to compare the organic matter content of their topsoil with typical values for Scotland is now available


Digital soil maps of Scotland now expanded to include Orkney

  •   James Hutton Institute
  •   September 18, 2020

Orkney and the area south east of Inverness now included in the Soil map of Scotland (partial cover)


Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate - report published

  •   ClimateXChange
  •   September 17, 2020

How can we measure the vulnerability of our soils to climate change?


Mapping net change in carbon from tree planting in Scotland

  •   James Hutton Institute
  •   August 13, 2020

New method developed to quantify the carbon storage potential of tree planting in Scotland.