Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Team
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Scottish Water's Sustainable Land Management (SLM) team is working with land owners & developers throughout Scotland to protect drinking water sources.
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http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/slm 19-04-2016 11:50:19
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Scotland's independent regulator DWQR Scotland has published their Annual Report on the quality of our public water supply. 👇💧
We're joining the Centre for Mountain Studies, UHI #ChallengingUplandFutures forum today to agree priority actions to help ensure Scotland's uplands deliver a wide range of benefits for: 💚 #Peatlands 🍄 #ForNature 🌍 #ClimateEmergency 👪 #TogetherForOurPlanet
Lets be #PeatlandPositive Healthy and restored peatlands have multiple benefits for people and nature: 💚 Naturally capture carbon 🍄Home to rare plants & animals 🌄 Iconic Scottish landscapes 💙 Natural defence against wildfire #COP15 #NaturePositive 📷water@leeds
Super excited to receive delivery of our first #energystorage system to help us on our journey to #netzero! 🌎 4⃣ #vanadium #flowbatteries have reached our facility to help maximise the #solarenergy generated onsite. 👀Watch for more ⬇️ Invinity Energy Systems Absolute Scottish Water North
SIX days to #COP26Glasgow.💚🌍 Scotland has some of the world’s deepest peat deposits – our Peatland ACTION project is working to restore damaged peatlands to keep carbon locked in and increase the amount they can store. Read more:ow.ly/5eSC50GvF96 #ClimateNeedsNature
Register to live-stream Peatland ACTION delivery partners talking #PeatlandACTION at #COP26 in the #PeatlandPavilion at 11:30 today: ow.ly/QHIT50GFUrU Net Zero Scotland Scottish Water Former NatureScot account Peatland ACTION Loch Lomond & The Trossachs @CNPnature Forestry and Land Scotland
The Scottish Water SLM Team & Peatland ACTION have been working on two #peatlandrestoration sites on Lewis to combat climate change and protect drinking water quality💧#NetZero #COP26
Blog by NatureScot's Claudia Rowse talks about peatland restoration – on the front line of #ClimateAction - & the need for a step-change in the development of skills across #nature-based sectors including #PeatlandRestoration ow.ly/AlzF50GGN6j #Training #GreenJobs #COP26
What better than to start this New Year with a #PeatlandPositive story 💚 eri UHI @UoNEngineering Terra Motion Limited Former NatureScot account Forestry and Land Scotland #BogBreathing #RestoringScotlandsPeatlands theguardian.com/environment/20…
Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! Peatland is an important global carbon sink, vital for the fragile balance of nature. We're helping repair eroded peatland across Scotland, restoring peatbogs which capture & store carbon. See how we do it #ActForWetlands Peatland ACTION Former NatureScot account
Global wetlands are disappearing 3X faster than forests, source: Convention on Wetlands. That's why we are restoring precious peatlands, to redress the balance of nature & capture carbon. On #WorldWetlandsDay here's our Western Isles project👇 👀 #ActForWetlands Peatland ACTION Former NatureScot account
Mark #WorldPhotographyDay2022 by entering peatland-themed photo competition. Winning entries to feature in Former NatureScot account 2023 #calendar #PeatlandLandscapes #PeatlandWildlife #PeatlandWeatherAndClimate #WhatPeatlandsMeanToMe #PeatlandRestorationInAction nature.scot/peatlandaction…
We recently joined a #PeatlandACTION event hosted by Forestry and Land Scotland at Dalchork Forest, Sutherland sharing best practices in forest-to-bog #PeatlandRestoration, comparing techniques and building understanding around monitoring sites. Learn more in our blog: ow.ly/aXZX50L81Mv
The Former NatureScot account #PeatlandACTION calendar also includes January 2024 to keep you organised into the new year! Our final image from Richard Cooper shows vital on-the-ground restoration work helping Scotland’s peat on the road to recovery. To order visit: ow.ly/9icW50M5CLZ