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Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP)

Ongoing and previous projects

At any given moment, the Centre is actively involved in numerous funded research projects. While the funding for these projects has concluded, dissemination activities continue to progress.

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Index of projects

Project title

Project lead

Funder

Dates

Land Climate Research Programme

Ian Bateman

Dept. Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

2023-2025

Understanding the Value of Outdoor Culture and Heritage Capital for Decision Makers

Amy Binner

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

2023-2026

From Biodiversity Net Gains to Environmental Net Gains: Widening the net and engaging communities

Ian Bateman

Esmee Fairburn

2023-2024

Outdoor Recreation Valuation (ORVal) Tool V3.0

Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2023-2024

Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future

Ben Groom

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2023-2024

Food Provision Through Sustainable Farming Systems And Value Chains (VISIONARY)

Alex Inman

The European Union 

2023-2026

Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future (BIO-ESG) Phase I and Phase II

Ben Groom

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2023-2025

Pathways for an efficient alignment of the financial system with the needs of biodiversity (BIOPATH)

Ben Groom

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2022-2026

The economics of biodiversity additionality (BIOADD)

Ben Groom

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2022-2024

The UK Sustainable King Prawn Project (Transformational blueprint for a blue economy on UK farms: integrating shrimp production within the changing agricultural landscape)

Rod Wilson with Ian Bateman as LEEP Co-I

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 

2022-2026

Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach (RENEW)

Kevin Gaston with Amy Binner and Ben Groom as LEEP Co-Is

 

 

Biodiversity metrics and biodiversity values for the public appraisal of biodiversity (BIOMETRICS)

Ben Groom

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2021-ongoing

UK Energy Research Centre Phase 4

Brett Day

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

2019-2024

ESRC IAA: Applying recent insights in market design to achieve environmental benefits

Luke Lindsay

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

2019-2020

ADVANCES – Advancing Analysis of natural capital in Landscape Decisions

Brett Day

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2019-2021

Analysing the Value of Nature-Based Recreation in England & Wales Using ORVal

Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2019

To improve decisions regarding the use of Natural Capital in the South West of the UK

Brett Day

South West Water

2017-2021

Learning Tools for Land Use Analysis and Decision Support Utilising Earth Observation

Ian Bateman

Alan Turing Institute

2019-2020

MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water

Professor Timothy Quine

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2019-2021

Developing a National Network of Farmer Groups

Alex Inman

South West Water, Severn Trent PLC, Northumbrian Water Limited, WWF UK, Southern Water, Co-operative Group Limited

2018-2019

FAB GGR

Timothy Lenton with Brett Day as LEEP Co-I

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2017-2021

Modelling tool

Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2017-2020

CoastWEB: Valuing the contribution which COASTal habitats make to human health and WEllBeing, with a focus on the alleviation of natural hazards

Brett Day

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2016-2019

UK Natural Capital Committee

Ian Bateman

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2016-2020

ADVENT - energy and natural capital

Andrew Lovett (UEA) with Brett Day as LEEP Co-I

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

 

England's green and pleasant land: comparing land sparing and sharing in the UK

Brett Day

RSPB & University of Cambridge Newton Fund

2016-2018

From valuing nature to policies and decision making: Co-developing and implementing a 25 year planning tool for the natural environment

Amy Binner

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2016

Metaldehyde reduction scheme with Anglian Water

Brett Day

Anglian Water

2015-2016

The Nexus Network

Ian Bateman

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

2014-2017

Sustainable palm oil protects wildlife

Ian Bateman

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) & Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2014-2015

Better value for money: Countryside Stewardship scheme

Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2014-2015

Water companies and environmental approaches

Ruth Welters

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2013-2014

Economic value of Scottish ecosystem services

Professor Ian Bateman

EU Framework 7 - OPERAs programme

2012-2016

Using auctions to reduce dairy slurry and improve water quality

Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) & Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2012-2013

UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow On: Economics of ecosystem services

Ian Bateman

Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

2012-2014

Social, Economic and Environmental Research project

Ian Bateman

Economic and Social Research Council

2010-2015