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WEBWelcome to Scotland's soils. Scotland’s soils are an important natural resource. They play an essential part in all of our lives, providing us with a wide range of benefits. Some of …

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Soils in Scotland Scotland's soils

WEBSoils in Scotland. Soils play an essential part in all of our lives. They affect our health, our environment and our economy. Healthy soils can provide us with a wide range of …

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Soil protection Scotland's soils

WEBScotland’s soils provide us with many benefits and we need to protect our soils so that they can continue to provide these benefits in future. Although there is no …

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Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate

WEBThe second Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (SCCAP) identifies soil health as a priority research area to support sustainable soil management …

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Resources Scotland's soils

WEBToo readily dismissed as ‘dirt’, and usually confined within the boundaries of science, soils offer unlimited possibilities for interdisciplinary learning across the Curriculum for …

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Useful links Scotland's soils

WEBReviews and reports that tell us about the state of our soils. The State of Scotland's soil - The national assessment of the extent, state and threats to soils in Scotland (2011) …

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How can burying pants tell you about the health of your soil

WEBBasically, if the soil is healthy, then the pants will be full of holes after being buried for a few weeks as the tiny beasties living in the soil munch through the cotton. …

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Soil monitoring Scotland's soils

WEBThe State of Scotland's Soil report concluded that the main threats to Scotland’s soils were loss of organic matter, changes in soil biodiversity, erosion, and …

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Capability maps Scotland's soils

WEBThe Land capability for agriculture (partial cover) map provides information at a greater resolution than the national map on the types of crops that may be grown in different …

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State of Scotland's soils Scotland's soils

WEBState of Scotland's Soil Report 2011. The most recent State of Scotland’s Soil Report was published in 2011. It collated the information available at the time from a …

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Scottish Government research outputs Scotland's soils

WEBThe Strategic Research Programme for 2022-2027 has been developed “to support research that is relevant, respected and responsive to Scotland’s environment, …

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Agriculture Scotland's soils

WEBScotland's Farm Advisory Service. Scotland's Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP), funded by the Scottish …

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World Congress of Soil Science 2022 Scotland's soils

WEBThe concept of soil health has become more widely used in recent years and includes aspects of soil physics, chemistry and biology. More extreme weather …

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Global assessment of soil pollution published Scotland's soils

WEBThe Global assessment of soil pollution, published today, considers both point source contamination and diffuse pollution, and highlights the risks and impacts of soil …

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IEMA publishes new EIA guidance on land and soils

WEBIEMA has published new guidance for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practitioners to better assess and manage the effects of development on land and soils, and ensure …

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National soil map of Scotland Scotland's soils

WEBThe 1:250 000 National soil map of Scotland was created by the Macaulay Institute (now The James Hutton Institute) based on data collected from field surveys …

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Monitoring soil health in Scotland by land use category

WEBThis scoping study takes 13 potential soil health indicators identified in a 2020 report for CXC and considers their strategic relevance to monitoring soil health in …

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Soil erosion in Scotland estimated to cost almost £50 million a year

WEBA study, published today by The Scottish Government, estimates that the total annual costs of soil erosion in Scotland varies between £31 million and £50 million …

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