In this episode of Scotland Matters, our Wildlife Estates Scotland Project Officer Caroline Pringle sits down with ​Mark Reed, Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship and Co-Director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). This episode works as a companion piece to an interview with Mark, featured in the latest edition of LandBusiness Magazine, asking questions around the subject of the soil carbon market, finding out more about the research taking place behind the scenes, and the implications for land managers across Scotland.

This episode was recorded on 5 April 2022.

ScotLand Matters is the official podcast of Scottish Land & Estates, and is produced by Calum Henderson.

Find out more about SRUC - www.sruc.ac.uk

Find out more about Mark Reed  - www.profmarkreed.com

Find out more about Track 1 of the National Test Programme (NTP): Preparing for Sustainable Farming - www.gov.scot/news/preparing-for-sustainable-farming

Read the interview with Mark in LandBusiness Magazine - "Getting up to speed on the soil carbon code"

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