The CCRI won a project to lead a large multi-institute team which has won a large grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Connected Communities, Environments and Sustainability.
Defra commissioned the CCRI to undertake an assessment of the social return on the investment of axes 1 and 3 of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
The purpose of this one year project was to develop a framework for the implementation of a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme within the Cotswold catchment.
This four-year project, completed in 2017, concerned research to underpin innovation in the agri-rural sector.
This project explored the direct impacts of climate change on the historic environment of Wales.
Chris Short and Nick Lewis of the CCRI, in collaboration with Sion Brackenbury of Commons Vision, undertook an evaluation of the role played by Commons Development Officers (CDO) in Glastir.
In 2010 the CCRI condcuted research which reviewed the experiences of local community projects in 20 European countries.
The CCRI was involved in a pilot project developed by Handicap International to link mine action with development work in a local participatory approach.
This project provided guidance to the Serbian Ministry for Agriculture, Trade, Forests and Water Management in the identification, screening and preparation of documentation for European Union IPA funded projects.