Environment & Sustainable Living
Read more about our Fellows' achievements in this area.
Playlist contents
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Fran Foster's Story
Story, 17 Jun 2015
Fran Foster wanted to investigate different approaches to squirrel conservation and management, to see what learnings she could bring back to the UK.
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Derbyshire man's bid to protect Britain's native ash trees
News, 18 Feb 2015
Joe Alsop, from Derbyshire, is a Reserve Manager for Natural England. In 2014 he spent six weeks travelling Europe to study the serious tree disease, ash dieback, as...
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Urban farming: growing food, communities & young people
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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The utilisation of larch within construction in Japan
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Evaluating wildlife reintroductions - understanding social, economic and ethical impacts.
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Alien species management: Public perception of animal rights and welfare.
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Cycle tourism for sustainable rural development: understanding and interpreting lessons from Europe
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Increasing London's supply and demand of community grown fruit and vegetables.
Report, 25 Sep 2014
Report of a 7-week trip to North America to learn about urban food growing enterprises in order to provide better support to similar enterprises in the UK. The cities...
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Research for a Handbook on Growing Wild in Cities
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Creating Local Energy Economies: Lessons from Germany
Report, 25 Sep 2014
The ResPublica Essay, ‘Creating Local Energy Economies: Lessons from Germany’, which is supported by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and Co-operative Energy, argues...
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Roofscapes: Making the most of an underutilised resource
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Management techniques to minimise the effects of Ash dieback
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Reconciling public enjoyment with visitor impact on Protected Wildlife Sites
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Exploring world class landscape restoration
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Effective community involvement in renewable energy partnerships
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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End of the line: sustainable energy for rural peripheral regions
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Diversification & cooperation in the rural economy
Report, 25 Sep 2014
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Dr Pete Whitbread-Abrutat's Story
Story, 17 Sep 2014
Pete’s Fellowship enabled him to travel for eight weeks through the Americas to explore world class landscape restoration projects. His aim was to identify the elements...
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Professor Steve Ormerod's Story
Story, 10 Sep 2014
During the 1980s, acid rain was a major environmental concern. Rivers and lakes were affected over large areas of Britain, Europe and North America, and huge efforts...
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Ron Munro's Story
Story, 10 Sep 2014
Ron travelled to Ireland and six of the Nordic countries to study methods for road construction and road maintenance over peat.
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Dr Becki Lawson's Story
Story, 3 Sep 2014
Dr Becki Lawson, a Wildlife Veterinarian working at The Institute of Zoology, travelled to the USA in 2012 to visit centres of excellence for wildlife disease...
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Professor Ian Boyd's Story
Story, 3 Sep 2014
Ian’s Fellowship took him to eastern Canada to study the science and politics of managing seal populations at a time when public attitudes to traditional management...
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Chasing Eagles
News, 26 Aug 2014
Eagle conservationist Stewart Miller, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, has recently returned from a seven week expedition to Mongolia and China where he was searching for...
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Could wolves, bears and lynx be reintroduced to the Scottish countryside?
News, 8 Aug 2014
Jo Foo, a Science Educator from Glasgow, has recently returned from a seven week Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship across North America. The aim of her trip was to...
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Ensuring a brighter future for our red squirrels
News, 8 Aug 2014
Fran Foster, a self-employed red squirrel ranger from North Cumbria, has recently returned from a six week journey in Europe, investigating different approaches to...