Yesterday we held MERLINproject | @merlin-project.bsky.social's third Round Table with WWF and the peat extraction sector.

We discussed:
💧 The sector's role in upscaling peatland restoration in Europe
💧 Opportunities within the peatland value chain.

Thank you to everyone involved!

#PeatRestoration

Recently we met with local primary school educators to learn how the James Hutton Institute can support #OutoorLearning and other nature engagement initiatives in Aberdeen, as part of our #JustTransitionHub .

We're feeling very inspired and hope that they are too!

#NatureEngagement

It’s #WorldGaelicWeek !

The #RestorYation project is exploring how to make space for less-heard stories and understandings of what some term ‘biodiversity’ in the Cairngorms, including through #Gaelic language and worldview.

#SeachdainNaGaidhlig #CairngormsNationalPark

🌊 Seanchas na Fairge/Farraige - Reviving Ancient Sea Routes & Stories 🌊
I'm looking forward to working with Aoife on this RIA funded project on the Isle of Skye in Scotland and the Iveragh Peninsula in Ireland.
#CelticConnections #CoastalHeritage

#Scotland is well known for its #weather . We’re used to rain and snow as well as dry spells. But these weather patterns are changing.

We undertook research, on behalf of the Scottish Government, looking at how the #climate has changed since 1960.

More: bit.ly/49fIoI0

#countryside #food #research

There’s still time to take part in this survey!

See the thread below to have your say regarding:
🍽 Local food
🚌 Transport
🏡 Places to live
🍽🚌🏡 All of the above

#ScottishRuralEconomy #RuralFutures #LocalFood #JustFuture

Calling all residents of Scotland's rural areas and towns! Would you like to help shape a #JustFuture for the Scottish rural economy? 🌳🏘️

Take part in our ~20-minute surveys and share your preferences for local food, transport and places to live!

See below for details 👇

Many of the direct causes of #biodiversity loss are well-known such as #pollution , #climatechange & land use change.

Now, a new report led by James Hutton Institute, commissioned by Former NatureScot account, says that tackling these direct causes is not enough.

More: bit.ly/3sCHC7z

Recruiting now!
#SocialScience #EnvSocSci

Do you want to help us unearth the secrets of a hidden realm of organisms?

We are recruiting hillwalkers for a pioneering citizen #science project to create the first map of alpine #soil #biodiversity across #Scotland ’s #Munro #mountains .

More: bit.ly/3JcM4PB

Super-interesting #SEGSseminar today – SEGS’s Leonie Schulz (Leonie Schulz 🏔) told us how user-generated geographic information can be used to map the distribution of outdoor activities in the #Cairngorms , and asses their impact on #capercaillie .

Scottish Funding Council UHI Perth

Researchers from SEGS held the final scenario planning workshop as part of MOVING H2020 yesterday!

Policy discussions with stakeholders from the #Cairngorms region will lead to recommendations for a resilient future in 2050.

More about the project here: hutton.ac.uk/research/proje…

What a start to my new job!❄️ It's been a great first couple of days meeting some of the team from SEGS James Hutton, as I'm starting in my new role as Environmental Social Scientist 🌱

I'm looking forward to talking about our work at Llŷn Iveragh Ecomuseums and discussing regenerative tourism with tourism stakeholders at Summit Kvitfjell in Lillehammer in March.
linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

#regenerativetourism
Louise Fuchs
#EUIrelandWales @IrelandWales

A new paper by Dr Rebecca Shellock et al. discusses the motivations & barriers for the growing number of #ECRs switching from natural to #marine #socialscience , & shares 10 tips for those making the move. #ConSocSci #MarSocSci #AcademicTwitter

➡️Access here: buff.ly/3P3HF37

It was a pleasure to meet the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Minister for Rural Affairs& North Wales Lesley Griffiths& 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿First Minister Vaughan Gething 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 at UCC Ireland last night& talk about our #EUIrelandWales project Llŷn Iveragh Ecomuseums. Great to see colleagues from Ports, Past and Present, CALIN& BRAINWAVES Project, too 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Looking forward to attending, networking, and presenting at this event in #Waterville next week.

#Iveragh #Kerry #networking #tourism #sustainabletourism #regenerativetourism #communitybasedtourism #AnTurasMór #Ireland #Éire #EUIrelandWales

We are delighted to share details of our Iveragh Business Meitheal which we are holding on the 19th of October at the Sea Lodge Hotel in Waterville.

#SkelligCoast #SkelligCoast Business #IveraghBusinessMeitheal #LIVEEcomuseums #EUIrelandWales

Great 3rd day of #MMV11 ,discussing challenges& opportunities of managing new patterns in outdoor recreation; new/improved ways of monitoring& mapping outdoor visitors/capacity. Lots of inspiration on how to continue & refine our work Llŷn Iveragh Ecomuseums @IrelandWales #EUIrelandWales