How should we understand the interactions in the Land use and Finance systems?
Background
Question Group: Focused on creating climate-resilient landscapes through optimised land use, and climate-positive landscapes through research to reduce emissions and enhance natural carbon sinks. Emphasises systems thinking and leveraging data, modelling, and decision-support tools to mitigate climate impacts, enhance land management, and manage pressures on water resources while promoting a just transition.
Sub-questions: -How do we build the data infrastructure required to effectively inform fiscal policy making?
-What are the economic and financial implications of different land management choices (e.g., trees on farms) for land managers?
-Who benefits from the current land use and finance system and how might the benefits of land use change vary depending on factors such as age, location, business or land tenure model (for a Just Transition)?
-What, if any, is the relationship between land management practices and equity/rural poverty: what elements of land use retain the greatest value in local economies?
-What is the optimal balance between carrot/stick incentives to optimise government outcomes? How does the integration/non-integration of payments and regulation influence behaviour?
-What social and economic considerations (e.g., skills, access to training, local labour markets) are most essential to making land-based businesses resilient to change?
-What, if any, is the relationship between land management practices and equity/rural poverty: what elements of land use retain the greatest value in local communities?
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Environment natural resources agriculture research strategy 2027 2032
Related UKRI funded projects
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Joined-up land use strategies tackling climate change and biodiversity loss (MOSAIC)
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding motivations and drivers behind land use decisions, future land use patterns, and policy design for climate change and biodiversity.
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Bridging the national and local in landscape decision making: building effective regional partnerships that deliver on climate policy objectives
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Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
Why might this be relevant?
The project supports the development of Regional Land Use Partnerships to drive strategic land use decision-making for climate policy objectives.
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Programme Coordination Team, Landscape Decisions - Towards a new framework for using land assets
The Strategic Priority Fund (SPF) programme 'Landscape Decisions: towards a new framework for using land assets' is delivering a new framework for land management decisions. It draws on social science, economics, natural...
Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: University of Leicester
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to deliver a new framework for land management decisions to achieve environmental goals and provide decision-making tools.