The research areas identified in this document rely on a wide range of research tools and approaches, spanning disciplines across the sciences and social sciences. This section is not an exhaustive list of the tools and approaches of interest to Defra. It identifies some areas of particular relevance and change, which will be important in addressing the challenges faced by Defra and represented throughout this document.
Societies demand resource from the environment and shape that environment. The social science of human-nature interactions is of fundamental importance to Defra.
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A partnership of South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS), University of Cumbria and businesses will work together to help communities, individuals and organisations in South Lakeland Dis...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
The project directly addresses the question by studying the non-technical barriers to net-zero living in rural communities and proposing solutions to overcome them.
Agreed in 2015 by all the countries of the United Nations, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and their subsidiary targets and indicators, represent a blueprint for enabling humanity to achieve a more sustainab...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: King's College London
The project focuses on understanding the relationship between nature and human well-being, which is relevant to understanding the effects of changes associated with the move towards Net Zero and the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan.
Overview Interdependencies, tensions and trade-offs between energy, environment and food generate some of the most significant challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Addressing these at local, national and inte...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex