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.
Research projects
View all research projects from CCRI.
CCRI research help to shape new ELM schemes
Several members of the CCRI have been involved in a research partnership which will help shape new ELM schemes.
CCRI Forest School Research
CCRI researchers Demelza Jones and Alice Goodenough have launched a new project in conjunction with fellow University researcher Clare Harris.
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.
Flourishing Floodplains Case Studies and Videos
The team behind the Flourishing Floodplains project are delight to announce that the video and factsheet outputs are now available.
Flourishing Floodplains Case Studies Success
The CCRI recently completed a series of case studies working with and for farmers as part of the Flourishing Floodplains project.
Assessing the Effectiveness and Cultural Value of Countryside Stewardship Option
Funded by Natural England, this five-month project, which started in November 2021, mapped the uptake of Environmental Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship building maintenance options. Once the mapping was complete, analysis of the geographic pattern of uptake was compared to the national character mapping to identify gaps in uptake.
Assessing the impact of Agricultural Transition in Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
The Heart of the South West LEP commissioned CCRI to undertake research in order to understand what, if any, obstacles exist for farmers and land managers to maximise their access to SFI and future ELMs schemes.
Exploring the Experiences and Issues for Rural Energy and Water Customers in PSR Needs Code Groups
This research built on previous work undertaken for the same funders, including work by CCRI which explored rural vulnerability from a public utilities’ perspective