Projects
Alongside the LUNZ Hub, UKRI is funding five separate transdisciplinary research consortia outlined below, that will work to build the UK’s capacity and capability for transforming land use in the pursuit of net zero while meeting other environmental and societal goals.
These projects will inform policy on the same three themes as the LUNZ Hub: soil health and carbon dynamics; agricultural systems; and land use change. A total of £14 million has been made available for these projects with each one allocated up to £4.5million. The LUNZ Hub will work closely with the following teams to disseminate and integrate the research they produce.
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RESPECT
RESPECT – Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation
OpenLAND
Creating a validated, spatially explicit integrated modelling framework to evaluate potential net zero pathways across the UK
JUSTLANZ
Just transformation of food-farming systems: reconciling net zero and other land-use ambitions
Footprint
2050 Greenhouse Gas Accounting Living Lab
Grasslands
This pioneering project is reshaping UK grasslands to support the journey to net zero while improving soil health, biodiversity, and rural economies