Balancing trade-offs in Ecosystem Services: windfarm energy, climate, soil and landscape

A BSSS-Scottish Soils Discussion Group event to discuss issues surrounding the trade-offs between onshore windfarm development and ecosystem protection under pressures of reducing GHGs, conserving soil quality (and carbon stores) and increasing energy production from renewable sources. The objectives are 1) to provide an overview of windfarm development effects on soil and environmental properties, 2) discuss the key factors that drive planning, legislation and decision making of windfarm growth in Scotland, 3) discuss the difficulties in balancing ecosystem services in this field and 4) provide a forum for people working in this area to meet, discuss current and future goals and to develop ideas for future collaboration/ projects/policy guidance.