CIEEM 2020 Scottish Conference Presentations

Land Use in Scotland: Changes, Challenges and Solution, 27th October 2020.

 

Keynote: Delivering Landscape-scale Afforestation in the UK’s Largest National Park

Dr David Hetherington, Cairngorms National Park Authority

 

Addressing Upland Agricultural and Environmental Challenges

Professor Davy McCracken, Scotland’s Rural College

 

Permanent Preservation for the Benefit of the Nation: Changing Patterns of Land Use Management in the National Trust for Scotland     

Diarmid Hearns, The National Trust for Scotland

 

Windfarms: Everything but Turbines

Peter Robson CEnv MCIEEM, ScottishPower Renewables

 

Cairngorms Connect: The Biggest Habitat Restoration Project in Britain

Jeremy Roberts, Cairngorms Connect

 

Targeting and Delivering Nature Based Initiatives in the Tweed Catchment

Professor Chris Spray MCIEEM, University of Dundee and Tweed Forum, and Dr Derek Robeson CEnv MCIEEM, Tweed Forum

 

Regional Strategic Woodland Creation Project: Exploring Opportunities for Creating New Woodland in the Landscape

Dr Andy Tharme MCIEEM, Scottish Borders Council and Louise Payne, Scottish Forestry

 

Avoiding Biodiversity Losses on Linear Electricity Routes

Dr Francis Williams MCIEEM, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission

 

The Leven Programme and New Rail Link: Partnership Working for Multiple Benefits    

Dr Joanna Girvan, Forth Rivers Trust

 

A9 Dualling (Northern Section): Realising the Benefits of Environmentally Led Design

Sarah Kydd CEcol MCIEEM and Stephen Bacon, Atkins

 

Informing Recommendations for the Establishment of Regional Land Use Partnerships

Dr Nicole Ponta, ETH Zurich (Switzerland) and Harriet Donald, Scottish Land Commission

 

Engagement and Empowerment for Successful Solutions in Land Management version

Lisa Chilton, Dialogue Matters

 

Langholm Community Buyout

Kevin Cumming, The Langholm Initiative

 

Summary and Close by Professor Roger Crofts FCIEEM