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As part of our annual placement student's time here in the CCRI, they are encouraged to develop their skills in whatever way they wish. This year, Eloise Fresnay has been 'WWOOFING' on an Organic farm near Stroud. Eloise has also been keeping a Blog of her activities, and you can read more about them and how she originally began WWOOFING.
Research assistant Nick, has been a runner almost as long as he has been with CCRI. The last few months they have become intertwined, and Nick explains how this has happened, and how he feels it helps with the work of the CCRI.
Research Assistant, Nick Lewis has been out and about conducting interviews as part of a review of the new Countryside Stewardship scheme. Read about where he has been and a particularly challenging interview location!
Recently a team of four from CCRI visited Estonia as part of the Horizon 2020 project 'PEGASUS'. Senior Research Fellow Chris Short has written this blog post about their experiences in the capital city of Tallinn, and beyond.
CCRI has welcomed the recent report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee on Soil Health, which states that soil is often overlooked as an essential component to human life. Read Jane Mills' blog about CCRI's work in the challenge to address soil degradation.
Recently Pete Gaskell and Nick Lewis travelled to the North Pennines AONB as part of the Horizon 2020 project 'PEGASUS'. They were working with contacts within the AONB and aiming to develop an understanding of the area and the various relationships between farming, forestry and the provision of Ecosystem services.
John Powell recently attended the IASC European Regional Conference in Bern. 'Commons in a 'Glocal' World' looked at the interfaces between local and global processes, and you can read John's thoughts in his latest Blog post.
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph highlighted the issue of visitor control during the peak Bluebell viewing season at a National Trust site in Hertfordshire. It noted that for the first time the Trust would be charging visitors coming to look at wild flowers. John Powell comments on managing a public good where high levels of 'use' will potentially cause damage.
Matt Reed reflects on our recent blog post 'Superfoods go to the roof!' and explores some of the arguments behind 'superfoods' in connection with the future of food and the future of food in cities.