World Soil Day 2020 – Keep your soils alive
This year’s World Soil Day (5th December) is dedicated to the theme “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity”. Find out more about the ongoing SoilCare project.
Chris Short to guest edit Special Issue of ‘Sustainability’ journal
Chris Short will be guest Editor of a Special Issue of the Journal 'Sustainability' on the theme of 'Sustainable Agricultural Land Management: Co-Benefits and Challenges in 21st Century'. Find out how to submit articles for consideration.
Dan Keech & Matt Reed hosting session at ‘Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships – URP2020’ conference
Later this week, CCRI's Dr Dan Keech and Associate Prof. Matt Reed will be co-hosting a session at the online URP2020 conference.
Janet Dwyer gives evidence at Cornish Economic Growth & Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Inquiry
Earlier this week CCRI Director Janet Dwyer gave evidence to the Members of the Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as part of an inquiry concerning the economic vitality of rural and coastal areas in Cornwall.
Janet Dwyer to speak at high profile European Summit
Janet Dwyer has been invited to participate in the Prague European Summit which is taking place on 18th and 19th November.
Team changes – promotions and new colleagues
We are pleased to recognise promotions to existing colleagues and welcome new ones to the team.
Julie Urquhart presenting at online natural history festival
This month, Julie Urquhart will take part in an online festival that re-visits and celebrates an event that took place in 1995 - the first International Children's Conference on the Environment.
Gender, COVID-19 and Food Systems: Impacts, Community Responses and Feminist Policy Demands
Jessica Duncan from Wageningen University & Dr Priscilla Claeys, from Coventry University summaris key findings from their recently published report Gender, COVID-19 and Food Systems: Impacts, Community Responses and Feminist Policy Demands, which examines how women working across food systems are experiencing and responding to the crisis and its outcomes.
FRC Covid-19 Food Policy Trackers
The Food Research Collaboration has launched an interactive Policy Tracker that shows how the English government’s responses to the unfolding Covid-19 crisis affected the food system, with parallel versions for South Africa and India. FRC Director Rosalind Sharpe, explains why the FRC thought it was important to capture policy as it unfolded.