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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Tech Tyfu Vertical Farming
Working with growers in North Wales to develop fresh micro greens sustainably.
Gwynedd
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Glasgow Food Policy Partnership
Creating a fairer, healthier, more sustainable and resilient food system.
Glasgow City
Food security & supply
Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Transition Towns
Increasing local resilience, reducing energy use and building a regenerative local economy.
UK
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Food security & supply
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Energy
Community Fridges
Reducing food waste and empowering communities.
UK
Excessive consumption
Food security & supply
Greater fairness
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
Rewilding Soar Valley
Creating a landscape rich in wildlife, valued and enjoyed by all.
North West Leicestershire
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Farm Urban
Growing tasty, sustainable greens from an urban, vertical farm.
Liverpool
Food security & supply
Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
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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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
Black Mountains Land Use Partnership
Improving and managing the upland areas in the Black Mountains.
Monmouthshire
Biodiversity loss
Flooding & drought
Greater fairness
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Tree and Woodland Delivery Plan
Planting more trees to increase tree cover across Bath & North East Somerset.
Bath and North East Somerset
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Barton Farms Direct Drilling System
Reducing cultivations and enhancing change into controlled traffic farm practises
Bassetlaw
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature