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- with the policy challange: Land use
Adaptation of Native Woodlands in Scotland
Native woodland adaptation to climate change has been identified as an area that needs further investigation. ClimateXChange’s work in this...
Adaptive Forest Management and Climate Change – A New Toolkit for Scotland’s Epiphytes
Scotland's nature is important to all aspects of our lives, but it also has some very specialised species that can...
Modelling the risk of specific parasites to UK sheep under predicted climate change
As climate change makes Scottish summers warmer and wetter, livestock farmers will face new or increased threats from diseases and...
Land estates in Scotland: Perceptions of climate change and climate policy Implications for future policy support
Most of Scotland’s rural land – 83% - belongs to private estates. In 2012 half of this land was owned...
Increasing the integration of farming and forestry in Scotland: a summary of recent research
Creating woodland on agricultural land can be a highly effective way of mitigating climate change. However, planting rates over the...
Modelling the carbon abatement costs and potential from perennial energy crops
Biomass could supply 8–11% of the UK’s total primary energy demand by 2020, with the greatest growth in UK domestic...
Workshop on carbon sequestration in grassland
This stakeholder workshop was held in November 2013 to address topics around carbon sequestration in agricultural soils and the potential...
Cost and potential of carbon abatement from the UK perennial energy crop market
ClimateXChange researchers presented the cost and potential of carbon abatement from the UK perennial energy crop market at a workshop...
Assessment of the Food Safety and Animal Health Implications of Climate Change Effects on Crops and Livestock
Changes in temperature and rainfall can affect the spread and proliferation of infection-causing (pathogenic) bacteria. Bacteria thrive in warm, wet...
Food security and climate change mitigation
This workshop highlighted the key food security issues likely to influence policy development, and explored how these relate to emissions...
Future Options for Forest Carbon Markets in Scotland and the UK
This report discusses options for a future forest carbon market in the UK. Forests provide ‘climate services’ by removing carbon...
Agri-Environment options and greenhouse gas emissions
The Scottish Government's Rural Development Programme (SRDP) is the main fund supporting rural development in Scotland. It supports economic, environmental...
