Research projects

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Fishing Village

UK Commercial Fishing Social Survey Pilot

This project is an extension of previous Fisher Social Survey work undertaken by the team, leveraging the insights and methodologies established in the previous stages. The focus of this phase is to conduct two pilot survey rounds to gather data on the fishing industry and its stakeholders.

Tractor cutting crop

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.

A group of people sat in a circle eating, in a forest setting

CCRI Forest School Research

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

Cows on Dartmoor

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. 

Hedge-lined fields

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.