Journeys of change
FARMWELL is a European Thematic Network project funded by Horizon 2020 exploring social innovations that have capacity to improve farmer wellbeing . Recently a CCRI team attended a meeting with project partners in Brașov, Romania.
Cluster | Land, Water and Ocean Environments
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.
DEFRA Research Development and Evidence Framework Research (2021-2024)
The CCRI are currently involved in an on-going series of themed research projects under the DEFRA Research and Experimental Development (R&D) Framework.
Re-evaluating the sensitivity of habitats to climate change
This Natural England funded project took place over three months in early 2022, and enabled Chris Short and Dr Phil Staddon to produce a rigorous assessment of the sensitivity of habitats in Britain to climate change. The assessment will be based on consultations with habitat and climate change experts.
Catchment Systems Thinking Co-Operative (CaSTCo): Creating a framework for citizen science monitoring in the Western Rother and Arun
During this project, we will give thought to a full range of management approaches when considering how a citizen science monitoring framework could contribute to Integrated Catchment Management.
CCRI to join European network of research institutes
The CCRI is to join 'Alternet', a collaborative network of leading European research institutes.
CCRI evidence referenced in Government Committee Report
The work of numerous researchers in the CCRI has been referenced in a new report published today by the House of Lords Land Use Committee.
British Academy publishes ‘Climathon’ project outputs
The British Academy has now published the outputs from its 'Shared Understandings of a Sustainable Future research programme', under which the 'Rural Climathons' research project was funded.
New SoilPlastic App for citizens, students and farmers
To coincide with World Soil Day, a new SoilPlastic App is available for citizens, students and farmers which will help scientists understand how much plastic ends up in soils.