Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland & Fife paid a visit to the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College to learn about the international work and links the centre is developing.
The Centre for Mountain Studies (CMS) is located at Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands. Since its establishment in 2000, staff and students at the CMS have been active in research and knowledge exchange activities at all scales, from the local, in Scotland, to the global. Projects in Scotland have focused mainly on estates, wild land, and forests. Work across part, or all, of Europe has addressed mountain foods, adaptation to climate change, large-scale regional planning, and the characterisation of Europe’s mountains. At the global scale, the CMS has been involved in activities relating to sustainable mountain development, global change, interdisciplinary research, and biodiversity conservation.
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland & Fife said:
“I was extremely interested to learn at first hand the work which the Centre for Mountain Studies is involved in a range of activities and activities of international importance.
“The international links which the centre is building with countries across the world is helping to put Perth on the map. I congratulate Centre for Mountain Studies on developing such an interesting course and wish them well in the future.”