Interview with Dr. Gary Campbell

Dean of Faculty of Science & Technology, UHI

Dr. Gary Campbell had a slightly different perspective on my questions than previous interviewees. He identified climate change as being the biggest problem facing the world today but not specifically Scotland. He felt that in Scotland climate change may even have positive consequences, since warmer weather would be welcomed by many. He said that unless sea levels rose dramatically, Scotland did not have much to fear from climate change. When asked what he did feel was the biggest ecological problem in Scotland today, he spoke about loss of diversity. Many alpine and coastal species of plants, insects, birds and animals are endangered. When asked about solutions he talked about the importance of education, starting with the youngest children and continuing to university study. Images that he identified were the Ptarmigan and Capercaille as well as students engaged in learning about sustainability.