The summer period has been a successful time for CCRI researchers with five papers having been published or accepted for publication.
Summer publication successes by CCRI researchers
The decline in ecological quality, habitat restoration, and engaging people in nature protection
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as ‘World Habitat Day’. First celebrated in 1986, John Powell considers the day and how it relates to a project that the CCRI has been involved with – that of ‘Foresters Forest’ in the nearby Forest of Dean.
The Urban Garden Project – part 7
CCRI’s Isabel Fielden has been busy in her garden while the weather has been warm. She has been pleasantly surprised by the increase in biodiversity in her garden, since the Urban Garden Project started in January 2017.
ROBUST Infographic available to download
The EU funded ROBUST project has issued an infographic leaflet which is available to download
MEDIA COVERAGE – People should be brought to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits
Media coverage from “People should be brought to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits” (PEGASUS project)
MEDIA RELEASE – People should be brought to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits
One of the key recommendations coming out of a recently completed EU funded project is a new approach that would bring the social dimension – people – to the centre stage to deliver more environmental and social benefits.
CCRI researchers talk about ecosystems at Historic England workshop
CCRI researchers have been at a Historic England workshop this week talking about their research, including dry stone walls in the Peak District National Park, and heritage, natural capital and ecosystems services in the Lower Severn Vale.
Julie Ingram joins editorial board for Sustainable Intensification and Ecosystem Services
CCRI’s Julie Ingram has been invited onto the editorial board of the Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems journal new ‘Sustainable Intensification & Ecosystem Services’ section.
CCRI Director returns after research fellowship in Japan
CCRI Director, Professor Janet Dwyer, has just returned to the CCRI after spending two months during the summer in Kyoto, Japan, where she undertook an OECD Research Fellowship.
CCRI co-ordinating ecosystem workshop in Cairo
Drs Kenny Lynch (School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire) and Julie Ingram are coordinating a Workshop in Cairo on ‘Ecosystem services in informal settlements in Cairo’ on 25th to 27th February.