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New/Live projects

At any one time the Centre is engaged in a number of different funded research projects:

Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future

PI: Ben Groom

Funder: NERC

Dates: 2023-2024

UK Energy Research Centre Phase 4

PI: Brett Day

Funder: EPSRC

Dates: 2019-2024

The economics of biodiversity additionality (BIOADD)

PI: Ben Groom

Funder: NERC

Dates: 2022-2024

Transformational blueprint for a blue economy on UK farms: integrating shrimp production within the changing agricultural landscape

PI: Rod Wilson with Ian Bateman as LEEP Co-I

Funder: BBSRC

Dates: 2022-2025

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

PI: Alex Inman

Funder: EU

Dates: 2023-2026

User-bespoke AI-enhanced decision support to deliver UK woodland expansion for Net Zero

PI: Danny Williamson

Funder: EPSRC

Dates: 2023-2025

The funding for these research projects has ceased but dissemination activities are ongoing:

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

PI - Dr. Luke Lindsay

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

2019-2020

ADVANCES – Advancing Analysis of natural capital in Landscape Decisions

PI - Professor Brett Day

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2019-2021

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

PI - Professor Brett Day

Department for Food and Rural Afairs (Defra)

2019

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

PI - Professor Brett Day

South West Water

2017-2021

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

PI - Professor Ian J. Bateman

Alan Turing Institute  

2019-2020

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

PI - Professor Timothy Quine

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2019-2021

Developing a National Network of Farmer Groups

PI - Professor of Practice Alex Inman

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

2018-2019

FAB GGR

PI - Professor Timothy Lenton

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2017-2021

Modelling tool 

PI - Professor 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

PI - Professor Brett Day

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

2016 - 2019

UK Natural Capital Committee

PI - Professor Ian J. Bateman

DEFRA

2016 - 2020

ADVENT - energy and natural capital

PI - Professor Andrew Lovett (UEA)

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

NERC

2016 - 2016

Metaldehyde reduction scheme with Anglian Water

Brett Day

Anglian Water

2015 - 2016

The Nexus Network

Ian J. Bateman

ESRC

2014 - 2017

Sustainable palm oil protects wildlife

Ian J. Bateman

ESRC and NERC

2014 - 2015

Better value for money: Countryside Stewardship scheme

Brett Day

DEFRA

2014 - 2015

Water companies and environmental approaches

Ruth Welters

NERC

2013 - 2014

Economic value of Scottish ecosystem services

Ian J. Bateman

EU Framework 7 - OPERAs programme

2012 - 2016

Using auctions to reduce dairy slurry and improve water quality

Brett Day

Defra, NERC

2012 - 2013

UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow On: Economics of ecosystem services

Ian J. Bateman

Defra, NERC, ESRC, AHRC

2012 - 2014

Social, Economic and Environmental Research project

Ian J. Bateman

Economic and Social Research Council

2010 - 2015