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Recent work
- SUSTOIL developing advanced biorefinery schemes for integration into existing oil production/transesterification plants (June 2010)
- The role and business case for existing and emerging fibres in sustainable clothing (June 2010)
- Scoping study to develop a monitoring programme for the outcomes of Upland ELS (June 2010; in press)
- Co-Extra GM and non-GM supply chains: their co-existence and traceability (October 2009)
- Assessment of the availability of marginal or idle land for bioenergy crop production
Agri-environment and land use strategy
The team specialises in research into the agricultural and environmental impacts of land use policy in the UK, and the provision of evidence to policy makers in these areas. We have expertise and experience in the design and evaluation of agri-environment schemes and in the life cycle environmental impacts of plant-derived materials and energy.
Our experts
Nigel Boatman: Head of Agri-Environment
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Nigel Boatman is Science Leader in the team with interests in environmental impacts of agriculture...more information...
Naomi Jones: Senior Botanical Ecologist
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Senior Ecologist specialising in the agro-ecosystem...more information...
Simon Conyers: Botanist
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Experience of agri-environment schemes evaluation particularly environmental stewardship. Have done farmer surveys on phone and face-to-face...more information...
Ruth Laybourn: Scientific and Technical Researcher
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Land use change scientist with a background in ecology...more information...
Andrew Crowe: Senior Land Use Change Scientist
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Land use change scientist with expertise in the mapping and spatial analysis of rural land use...more information...
Kate Somerwill: Land Use Change Scientist
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Kate is a GIS specialist and has interests in the environmental impacts of changing land use...more information...