Current research projects

The CCRI is currently working on the following projects funded by the EU research programmes, UK Government and others.

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub

The CCRI is a member of a groundbreaking consortium awarded a £6.5 million grant by the Government to look at how changes to land use will help achieve net zero in the UK by 2050.

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CCRI Forest School Research

CCRI researchers Demelza Jones and Alice Goodenough have launched a new project in conjunction with fellow University researcher Clare Harris.

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Dartmoor Test & Trials

This research proposes to test the practical development of a payment by results (PBR) scheme on common land, to better understand the barriers and opportunities to improve delivery including the necessary governance. 

Barley Field Cotswolds Spring

Farming in Protected Landscapes Evaluation 

This Defra funded project aims to evaluate the Farming in Protected Landscape programme (FiPL) in England’s 34 AONBs and 10 National Parks, in order to feed into programme design and implementation throughout the funded period (2021 – 2024) and inform future policy and practice.

Assessment of Social Value Derived from CLA Activities

This project, a study for the Country, Land and Business Association, examines the social contribution of CLA members to enable aggregate estimates of social value generation across the CLA membership to be made.

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Integrating Heritage into Land Management Plans 

This project considered where and how land managers and the bodies administering the new schemes will get heritage data and advice, testing different formats of data and advice provision within Land Management Plans.