Research

Research and the Technical Support Programme

SNH carries out an ongoing programme of scientific research, survey and monitoring to underpin the work of the organisation. We are committed to open tendering of our research contracts and to making the outputs freely available.

Research Strategy

The SNH Research and Technical Development Strategy launched in 2007 is available here.

The Action Plan documents which will deliver the strategy are available here.

Potential Contractors

• www.PublicContractsScotland.gov.uk

General Information

• For enquiries / further information ascg@snh.gov.uk
• SNH PhD studentships 2010

Commissioned Reports

Outputs from our research programme are published as commissioned reports which are available in our publications catalogue in the commissioned reports section

What’s our Evidence Base?

We use indicators to provide insights into what is happening in Scotland's environment. These indicators are used to help evaluate policy. 

• Abundance of Breeding Seabirds
• Abundance of Terrestrial Breeding Birds – this indicator is one of the National Performance Framework Indicators used to show progress towards a more successful and prosperous Scotland.
• UK BAP Priority Species
• UK BAP Priority Habitats
• Abundance of Wintering Waterbirds
• Vascular plant diversity
• Terrestrial Insect Abundance – Butterflies
• Notified Species in Favourable Condition
• Notified Habitats in Favourable Condition
• Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity
• Marine Plankton
• Proportion of commercially exploited fish stocks which are at full reproductive capacity