Natural Capital - South of Scotland Natural Capital Innovation Zone

Natural Capital - South of Scotland Natural Capital Innovation Zone

From Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast by Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast

March 25, 2026 · 34 min · Season 2 · Episode 193

About this episode

The episode discusses the South of Scotland's Natural Capital Innovation Zone and its efforts to address biodiversity loss and climate change.

In this episode of the Natural Capital podcast we are joined by Jayne Ashley, Head of Natural Capital at SOSE to talk about the South of Scotland's Natural Capital Innovation Zone. The Natural Capital Innovation Zone (NCIZ) is a nationally recognised region in Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders focused on tackling the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. It is a catalyst for innovative natural capital projects, sustainable investment, and partnerships to develop scalable solutions to deliver a wellbeing economy. It provides a collaborative environment for organisations to grow ideas and deliver impact. We discuss why the area is unique, the work, partners and projects they support and their plans for the future. This includes how they are looking to scale up investment in the area and how you can get involved. More information and links about what we have discussed can be found below. This episode was presented by Harry Fisher, produced by Iain Boyd and edited by Kieron Sim, in association with the Scottish Government. Key Timestamps: 0:00 – 7:45: Intro to NCIZ, aims and guiding principles 7:45 – 13:30: What makes the area special and NCIZ as a…

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