RUSTIK – Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes
A four-year collaborative Horizon Europe project aimed at improving knowledge exchange between rural businesses and communities across Europe.
Research projects
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Evaluating the contribution of Fisheries Management Plans Toward Ocean Sustainability
This project will involve an independent, process, impact and value for money evaluation of the FMP programme and of the development and implementation of FMPs in England and FMPs jointly delivered by England and Wales.
Land Use Platform A Holistic Assessment of Agriculture and Land Use Strategies to Achieve Net Zero
This study aims to identify current evidence in the land use and agricultural sectors, and evidence gaps in order to frame and develop a much larger programme of research.
Optimal grazing management to enhance soil biodiversity and soil carbon in upland grassland
This project evolved as a farmer-led research initiative to address local evidence gaps identified by farmer partners in Powys wanting to enhance the long-term viability and sustainability of their farms.
Farmer engagement with landscape decision models
This project project focuses on farmers and farm advisors as key, yet often under researched, actors in the context of efforts to implement landscape solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergencies.
Resurvey research project – Natural England
A three-year monitoring project will assess how HLS and CS agreements contribute toward environmental outcomes across multiple scheme objectives.
Co-designing long-term agreements for landscape recovery
Researchers at the CCRI have explored the potential of long-term agreements (30 years+) for achieving landscape recovery in lowland productive areas, including how a funding approach which blends both public and private funding may work.
Policies for Structural Adjustment in the Agro-Food Sector
Prof. Janet Dwyer and Dr Amr Khafagy contributed to strategic development work within the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Understanding farmer current & future attitudes to cattle and badger TB vaccination in Britain
Conducted in five case study areas across England and Wales, this project set out to build an understanding of farmers’ current and future willingness to vaccinate, or facilitate the vaccination of, cattle and badgers against bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in Great Britain.