Tag: Natural Environment Research Council

UK biodiversity renewal project to revive nature and communities receives £10 million investment

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers at the University of Exeter have received £10 million to investigate and tackle biodiversity loss in the UK through partnerships and community action. The ‘Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach’ (RENEW) project will work with landowners, businesses, and communities to restore woodlands, wetlands and farmland across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The project will put people at the centre of action on biodiversity renewal and build expertise across different sectors and communities to address the environment and climate crisis.  The collaboration between the University of Exeter and the…

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Programme launched to tackle climate anxiety in young people

Stuart Mitchell

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is launching a new public engagement programme for young adults concerned about the environment. This comes as part of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) contribution to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The COP26 eco-anxiety digital engagement project entitled ‘Our Stories, Our Systems’ will facilitate two-way engagement between environmental science researchers and eco-anxious young adults. The project will connect young people aged 15-25 years old across the UK with UKRI funded researchers to tell their climate stories. Through discussing both environmental science research…

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