The Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People (LUNZ) Hub is an innovative research initiative that will help drive the transformation of UK land use needed to achieve net zero by 2050.

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Resilient landscape: Feeding Curlew at Druridge Pools Nature Reserve, which is close to the Northumberland coast and was a former opencast mine, now a popular reserve with wildfowl and waders in the wetland

Soils and Water in the Landscape - how expert initiatives are building resilience from the ground up
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New Build Houses UK Sustainable Housing Development with Wild Flowers Nature Bokeh Foreground, Real Estate Copy Space.

Why Local Government Capacity Matters for Nature Markets
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A well-adapted UK Soils in the CCC report

Soils at the heart of Climate Change Committee’s "A Well-Adapted UK" Report
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Wood Pasture Creation as a Nature-based Solution for Climate Change

Wood Pasture Creation as a Nature-based Solution for Climate Change
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Big Tent Event in Ely

Exploring Lowland England: Day 2 of our 'Big Tent' event in Ely
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Biodiversity net gain: Empty walkway footpath with new built houses on background in England uk

Seven things we learned about Biodiversity Net Gain with Sam Bower, Balfour Beatty

The Hub will provide the UK Government and devolved administrations with the world class evidence needed to develop policies affecting a range of themes, each of which will be led by a Topic Advisory Group.

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  • 01 Soil Health & Carbon Dynamics
  • 02 Agricultural Systems
  • 03 Land Use Change
  • 04 Green Finance
  • 05 Digital Opportunities
  • 06 Enabling on the Ground Transitions
  • 07 EDI & Social Justice

The Hub has four dedicated national teams as well as partners from across the UK.

The Hub consists of 34 organisations drawn from research, farming, NGOs and industry.

Beyond our consortium we have backing from over 60 organisations.

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07.09.2026

LUNZ Hub Early Career Conference

  • The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
  • Access by application
13.11.2026

Save the Date: Enabling regional and local land use change in England for people, nature and climate

  • The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London, UK
  • Access by application

Consortium members

University of Greenwich Natural Resources Institute
Rothamsted Research
Royal Agricultural University
Scotland’s Rural College
Sustainable Soils Alliance
James Hutton Institute
University of the West England Bristol
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
University of Aberdeen
Queen's University Belfast
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Oxford
University of Reading
Ulster University
Vizzuality
John Gilliland
Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT) Project
Eunomia Research and Consulting
Aberystwyth University Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Bangor University
ADAS
Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
University of Cambridge Centre for Landscape Regeneration
University of Gloucestershire Countryside and Community Research Institute
Cranfield University
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Forest Research
Innovation for Agriculture
University of Exeter Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP)
Mentera
National Trust
Natural England
Place Collective
University of Greenwich Natural Resources Institute
Rothamsted Research
Royal Agricultural University
Scotland’s Rural College
Sustainable Soils Alliance
James Hutton Institute
University of the West England Bristol
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
University of Aberdeen
Queen's University Belfast
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Oxford
University of Reading
Ulster University
Vizzuality
John Gilliland
Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT) Project
Eunomia Research and Consulting
Aberystwyth University Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Bangor University
ADAS
Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
University of Cambridge Centre for Landscape Regeneration
University of Gloucestershire Countryside and Community Research Institute
Cranfield University
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Forest Research
Innovation for Agriculture
University of Exeter Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP)
Mentera
National Trust
Natural England
Place Collective
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Funders

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Research and Innovation
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Scottish Government
Welsh Government
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
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