RECARE
RECARE was a multidisciplinary research project of 27 different organisations that assessed the threats to Europe's soils and identified innovative solutions to prevent further soil degradation.
Theme | Nature recovery
Investigating the impact of proposed CAP reforms on farmers’ behaviour
The CCRI worked with ADAS on a research project for Defra which explored stakeholder views on possible responses to CAP measures by farmers in England and to identify possible risks for implementation of the CAP reforms in England.
Forgotten landscape project feasibility study and business plan
The purpose of the programme was the protection of industrial heritage, which is reflected in its designation as a World Heritage Site.
Developing a Framework for a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Scheme in the Cotswolds
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.
VALERIE (VALorising European Research for Innovation in agriculturE and forestry)
This four-year project, completed in 2017, concerned research to underpin innovation in the agri-rural sector.
A review of environmental benefits supplied by agri-environment schemes
This project aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence for the provision of environmental benefits by UK agri-environment schemes.
Estimating the Incidental Socio-Economic Impacts of Environmental Stewardship
The Countryside and Community Research Institute produced a report on the Incidental Socio-Economic Benefits of Environmental Stewardship (ES) for Defra in March 2010.
Growing risk? The potential impacts of plant diseases on land use and the UK rural economy
This project aimed to develop a critical, interdisciplinary appraisal of the potential impacts of plant disease (food and non-food) on land use and the UK rural economy.
Developing approaches to ex-post assessment of regulatory change impacts at the farm level: prototype study
In 2010-11 the CCRI conducted research to assess how changes to 2008 Nitrate Pollution Control Regulations, and the 2006 Agricultural Waste Regulations would affected the agriculture sector.