The James Hutton Institute - ILUSC
The International Land Use Study Centre (ILUSC) aims to understand and enable just transitions in land use.
ILUSC is supported by the Macaulay Development Trust, Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the UK Research Councils and the European Commission.
ILUSC works to build capacity in diverse communities to better understand and develop nature-based solutions to the climate, energy and biodiversity crises, at a range of scales and across diverse landscapes. This encompasses work on topics such as regenerative agriculture, afforestation, peatland restoration, catchment restoration and renewable energy.
Home to the Institute’s new Immersive Nature-Based Solutions Space, ILUSC is a centre of excellence for immersive and visual methods research, with a strong emphasis on capacity building and enabling effective working across the science-policy-society interface.
Key interlinked themes – relevant to all landscapes and land uses – are social and environmental justice, climate change and nature-based solutions. These are relevant not only to Scotland, but internationally.