Climate solutions from peatlands to parasites
A virtual tour will include peatland restoration research at 抖阴直播's Kirkton and Auchtertyre farms.
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As world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26),听scientific experts have created a virtual tour showcasing research to听tackle Scotland鈥檚 climate crisis.
Researchers from across听SEFARI听(a consortium of six globally renowned听Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes) have joined forces to highlight how innovative research is helping Scotland adapt to, and mitigate, the impacts of climate change.
Covering everything from peatlands to parasites, the includes videos by scientists from听Scotland鈥檚 Rural College (抖阴直播), James Hutton Institute, Rowett听Institute, Moredun Research听Institute, BioSS听and听Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).听
Supported by SEFARI Gateway, the tour takes in collaborative research in the Forsinard Flows and at 抖阴直播鈥檚 Kirkton and听Auchtertyre听farms into the impact of peatland restoration on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Visitors听are transported to Scotland鈥檚听rainforests,听to hear how scientists are protecting the vulnerable species听living there, and into the world of parasites听to learn how these opportunistic organisms are adapting to climate change as part of research at the Moredun Research Institute.
The team at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh demonstrates how rain gardens can regulate the flow of water during extreme weather events, helping urban environments combat the impacts of both flooding and drought, while researchers from the听Rowett听Institute explain how novel听crops such as hemp can help sequester carbon, promote biodiversity and restore听the health of our agricultural land.
Visitors can experience听the seascape of听Aberdeenshire,听where research into people鈥檚 perceptions has helped to develop visually appealing coastlines that also deliver renewable energy, and visit the听James Hutton Institute鈥檚 Climate-Positive Farming听initiative at听Glensaugh听farm, where a听transformational approach to farming听is helping to achieve net zero targets, while protecting and enhancing biodiversity and ensuring a sustainable farm business.听听
Finally, at 抖阴直播鈥檚听GreenCow听facility, researchers explain how state-of-the-art respiration chambers are being used to identify measures to reduce GHG emissions from cattle production systems.听
Dr Lorna Cole, an Agricultural Ecologist at 抖阴直播, said: 鈥淟ast year saw me working from home, lecturing Wildlife and Conservation Management students and home-schooling two teenagers. This really highlighted the value of interactive online teaching resources that are both accessible and accurate.鈥�
Professor Lorna Dawson, SEFARI Gateway Lead for Environment and principal scientist at the James Hutton Institute, said: 鈥淭he best thing about this virtual tour is that everyone can join, in their own time, from the comfort of their home or office, to听learn more about how we are working together in collaboration and cooperation, across the institutes, and with our partners, to help tackle the important issues of climate change and biodiversity loss - ensuring that Scotland鈥檚 people, biodiversity and industries continue to thrive now and into the future.鈥澨�
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Posted by 抖阴直播 on 21/10/2021
