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Highland academic: 'Sustainable land use has a crucial role to play in addressing global challenges'


By Andrew Dixon

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Students were gathering in Glenmoristion this week.
Students were gathering in Glenmoristion this week.

Over 35 students from around the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire gathered in Glenmoriston this week for a conference on integrated land use.

Organised by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and industry partners, the two-day event brought together agriculture, forestry, gamekeeping and environmental science students.

It was UHI's 10th integrated land use conference and took place at the newly built Dundreggan Rewilding Centre.

Dr Su Bryan, Dean of the faculty of science, health and engineering at UHI, said: "Sustainable land use has a crucial role to play in addressing global challenges such as our energy strategy, climate change mitigation and adaptation.

"We have established this annual event to bring experts from academia, policy and practice together with students from a range of disciplines to share knowledge and co-create strategies for a more sustainable future. The inter-disciplinary event will provide an important forum for future land managers to develop a broad understanding of the challenges and values which shape land management in Scotland."

Claudia Rowse, NatureScot deputy director of green economy, said: "Scotland is facing critical pressures on its natural resources from decades of overuse by farming, forestry and fisheries. As we fight the twin crises of nature loss and climate change, those studying, living and working in the land management sector have the innovative and ambitious solutions we need to transform our land use within their grasp. We have a once-in-a-generation chance to rise to the challenge with a workforce full of talent and skills, ready to protect and restore our natural assets in one of the fastest growing sectors in Scotland's economy."

Dundreggan Rewilding Centre director Laurelin Cummins-Fraser said it was the first private event to be held at the venue before opening to the public on April 15.


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