Improved public land use planning and regulation, green belt protection, reduced dependence on pesticides, more sustainable livestock farming, organic and no-till farming, urban agriculture/farming, local food production, afforestation, conservation, carbon sequestration and more...
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Petrus Incredible Edible Rochdale
Supporting the community to improve their health and wellbeing through horticulture.
Rochdale
Biodiversity loss
Flooding & drought
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
IBERS Energy Crop Biology
Increasing energy crop yield, resilience, and carbon sequestration potential.
Ceredigion
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Tech & Innovation
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
Energy
Norwich FarmShare
Growing sustainable food for the local community using low-impact farming methods.
Norwich
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Stroud Valleys Project
Enriching lives and transforming places through a host of interconnected environmental projects.
Stroud
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Rhug Estate Low Carbon Project
Measuring and rolling out a carbon management plan to reduce emissions to net zero.
Denbighshire
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Tech & Innovation
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Energy
You and CO2
Educating secondary school students about climate change mitigation through storytelling.
Denbighshire
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Energy
Transport
Think big locally
Why Land Use, Food & Agriculture?
Farming and other forms of land use are highly exposed to environmental changes, and those who work and manage the land have much to lose as well as gain. Agriculture as a whole is a carbon emitter, although emissions from food production and livestock farming can be reduced by encouraging healthier diets, reducing food waste, and changing land management practices. Our shifts in food demand and farming practices may increase land for restorative use, with productivity redefined based on the ability to capture carbon, prevent flooding or improve biodiversity.
Achieving The Impossible Dream
The community of Langholm in southern Scotland fundraised £millions to buy 5,000 acres of local land for a new nature reserve. Hear how they achieved this.
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Petrus Incredible Edible Rochdale
Supporting the community to improve their health and wellbeing through horticulture.
Rochdale
Biodiversity loss
Flooding & drought
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
IBERS Energy Crop Biology
Increasing energy crop yield, resilience, and carbon sequestration potential.
Ceredigion
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Tech & Innovation
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
Energy
Norwich FarmShare
Growing sustainable food for the local community using low-impact farming methods.
Norwich
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Stroud Valleys Project
Enriching lives and transforming places through a host of interconnected environmental projects.
Stroud
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Rhug Estate Low Carbon Project
Measuring and rolling out a carbon management plan to reduce emissions to net zero.
Denbighshire
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Tech & Innovation
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Energy
You and CO2
Educating secondary school students about climate change mitigation through storytelling.
Denbighshire
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Energy
Transport
Derwydd Cyf
Farming in ways that save the environment by saving money.
Conwy
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Food security & supply
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Energy
River Clwyd Natural Flood Risk Management
Piloting a collaborative and natural approach to mitigating flooding on the River Clywd.
Denbighshire
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
Chyan Community Field
A stunning 26-acre permaculture project & community farm in rural Cornwall.
Cornwall
Excessive consumption
Food security & supply
Greater fairness
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Global Gardens Project
Our vision is to create a growing space that supports community-based sharing of food and cultures.
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Tarras Valley Nature Reserve
Creating a large-scale, community-owned nature reserve
Dumfries and Galloway
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
The BioComposites Centre (BC) ERL Controlled Growth Room
Helping decarbonise industrial sectors in Wales and across the UK.
Cardiff
Carbon emissions
Food security & supply
Waste
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Built Environment
Circular Economy