The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland, Edinburgh, Dawyck, Logan and Benmore, each with its own specialist collection. The RBGE's living collection consists of more than 13,302 plant species, whilst the herbarium contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens.
RBGE is a member of the following work packages:
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Surveys will investigate how farmers use nitrogen to better understand how they make decisions on nitrogen use with both crops and livestock. This will help make sure solutions to reduce pollution are socially and culturally acceptable
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Creating a free-to-use app to help farmers make decisions on fertiliser and manure that allow it be used more efficiently
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Examines how nitrogen air pollution affects lichen diversity and how this impacts local communities
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