Expressions of Interest – Lessons Learned from Land
An open invitation to take part in new research: ‘Lessons Learned from Land’ The Marine Natural Capital Forum Scotland (MNCFS) are seeking individuals who are willing to share their knowledge…
Sustainable Land Management Working group
The Scottish Forum’s Sustainable Land Management Working Group (SLMG) brings together private, public, academic and non-profit organisations and land managers to explore innovative approaches to sustainable land management.
The group aims to promote innovative natural capital practice in land use, sharing knowledge and best practice amongst members and provides regular summaries of current activity for interested parties. The group meets quarterly, arranges site visits to projects in development across Scotland and has a network on the Basecamp platform – to share links, ideas and conversation related to the work of the group and the wider topic.
In recent years, the Group has supported the world’s first trial of the Natural Capital Protocol on a land-based business with Crown Estate Scotland and worked with Scottish Forestry, Nestlé, and other land-use companies to further trial the Protocol in both the dairy and forestry sectors.
The group is chaired by Kerry Waylen from James Hutton Institute, and coordinated by Julia Clough from the Scottish forum on Natural Capital.
Contact: Kerry.Waylen@hutton.ac.uk; jclough@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Current group members:
| Alistair | McVittie | Ecosystem Services Economist | Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) | |
| Andy | Tharme | Natural Resources Strategy Manager | South of Scotland Enterprise SOSE | |
| Anna | Graham | Head of Environment, Science & Innovation | Scotch Whisky Association | |
| Anne | Gray | Director – Scotland | Heather Trust | |
| Bruce | Wilson | Head of Policy and Advocacy | Scottish Wildlife Trust | |
| Campbell | Gerrard | Senior Planning and Policy Manager | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Catherine | Preston | Head of Innovation | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Eleanor | Harris | Natural Capital & Carbon Leader | Galbraith Group | |
| Hamish | Walls | Project Manager | Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) | |
| Harriet | Donald | Land Use Programme Manager | Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park | |
| Helen | Macintyre | Dalhousie Estates | ||
| Jared | Stewart | Technical Lead: Catchment Management | Scottish Water | |
| Jayne | Ashley | Head of Natural Capital | South of Scotland Enterprise SOSE | |
| Julia | Clough | Project Development Officer | Scottish Forum on Natural Capital | |
| Kate | Hopper | Policy Manager Climate Change | NFU Scotland | |
| Kerry | Waylen | Senior Researcher – Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences and Chair SLMG | James Hutton Institute | |
| Kirsty | Hutchison | Agricultural Officer | NatureScot | |
| Kirsty | Blackstock | Qualitative Social Scientist | James Hutton Institute | |
| Louise | Bond | Principal Policy Officer Innovation | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) | |
| Marc | Metzger | Professor of Environment and Society | University of Edinburgh | |
| Marina | Curran-Colthart | Local Biodiversity Officer | Argyll and Bute Council | |
| Mark | Williams | Head of Sustainability and Climate Change | Scottish Water | |
| Pat | Snowdon | Head of Economics and Woodland Carbon Code | Scottish Forestry | |
| Rory | McLeod | Central Scotland Green Network – Glasgow and Clyde Valley | ||
| Ross | Johnston | Head of Natural Capital Valuation and Policy | Scottish Government | |
| Ross | Lilley | Head of Natural Resource Management | NatureScot | |
| Stephen | Young | Head of Policy | Scottish Land & Estates | |
| Stuart | Shaw | Agriculture Policy Manager | NatureScot |