Tagged: "Farming"

Nature restoration at the heart of where it's needed most To effectively restore nature, it is essential to allocate conservation resources where they are most needed and in amounts that support both wildlife and the environment. Agri-environment schemes (AES) are among the most significant tools in Europe for promoting environmental health across farmland. However, despite [...]

‘Seeing the Forest for the Deer’ aimed to support stakeholders in more effectively framing, co-ordinating, and developing shared deer management objectives. The ExCASES team focused on engaging and drawing expertise from a diverse range of stakeholders to understand better what a landscape-scale approach to deer management could look like in practice. They employed a structured, […]

The mission oriented around a series of workshops with relevant stakeholders, which included many participants who are not usually involved in deer management activities and decisions (e.g., food justice and redistribution organisations, local councillors, academics and educators, animal welfare and countryside experts). By engaging a wider range of voices we were able to collectively explore [...]

Research team Clare Bissell (Project Lead) - National Trust Michelle Twena -National Trust David Bavin - National Trust Matthew Heard - National Trust Sarah Crowley - University of Exeter Collaborators All of RENEW’s 30+ partners are being invited to participate in this exciting mission. Aims  ExCASES missions provide short, intense periods of focus towards issues that [...]

Research team . Daveron Smith - University of Exeter Ilya Maclean - University of Exeter Peter Roseveare - Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society Partners . . Collaborators . . Aims Since 1970, willow tits have seen a population decline of 94% in Britain and have earned the unenviable title of Britain’s fastest declining resident [...]

Research team . Charlie Masquelier - University of Exeter Matt Lobley - University of Exeter Rebecca Wheeler - University of Exeter Caroline Nye - University of Exeter Carolyn Petersen - University of Exeter . Aims Farmers and other land managers play a vital role in looking after our countryside, but competing business pressures can sometimes make engaging [...]

Many people are unaware of the nature conservation work that the National Trust carries out, and we wanted to experience firsthand a local estate’s approach to biodiversity renewal and getting people into nature. For three days, we immersed ourselves in enriching experiences that informed our research journey and left lasting impressions, and we extend a […]

Research team . Jo Furtado - University of Exeter Regan Early - University of Exeter Matt Lobley - University of Exeter Rosie Hails - National Trust Julia Aglionby - Foundation for Common Land Partners . Aims Common land, especially upland common land in places like the Lake District, encompasses large tracts of our most well-loved [...]

Research team --- David Baker - University of Exeter Ilya Maclean - University of Exeter Daveron Smith - University of Exeter Alex Inman - University of Exeter | LEEP Institute  Dr Emma Gardner - UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Partners Aims To understand key opportunities for and barriers to nature-friendly farming To collect baseline [...]