Who are we?
What are we doing?
News
Events
Documents
Images
Media
Contacts
News and Updates
November 2010

BRAND NEW INTERACTIVE website launched! Have your say about UK uplands at www.ouruplands.co.uk

Sustainable Uplands DVD released
The project's new DVD includes all four project films and is available for FREE. Just email sustainableuplands@see.leeds.ac.uk and we will post you a copy. The films can also be viewed on YouTube:

The Sustainable Uplands project: An introduction

Sustainable Uplands Animation: What are scenarios?

Scenario 1: What if Britain's hill farmers managed the land for carbon and wildlife?

Scenario 2: What would improving UK food security mean for our hills?
June 2010

Sustainable Uplands Films released - view them here

Sustainable Uplands workshops held in the Peak District and Nidderdale
The Sustainable Uplands team presented project outcomes to stakeholders in the Peak District and Nidderdale. In total, the workshops were attended by nearly 100 stakeholders. To read more information from these workshops, click here.
April 2010

First Sustainable Uplands Outcomes workshop held in Moffat, Scotland

workshop workshop

The Sustainable Uplands team presented project outcomes to over 50 stakeholders as part of the Heather Trust's Carbon in the Uplands conference. As well as a presentation from Mark Reed, two short films were presented to participants. Many thanks to all those who participated in the Moffat workshop. Feedback received from this event is being taken into account in the planning of the project's upcoming June workshops. If you would like more information about this event, please contact us.

 

Members of the Sustainable Uplands team awarded IUCN contract
 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has awarded members of the Sustainable Uplands project a contract to write a technical review on 'Policy Measures for Sustainable Peatland Management'. For more information about what this report will contain, please don't hesitate to contact Mark Reed or Sarah Buckmaster.
March 2010 Sustainable Uplands filming in the Peak District and Nidderdale

Filming for two Sustainable Uplands films has been underway this month. The films will be used to communicate the findings from the computer modelling used in the project. They will each show a potential upland future and are designed to spark discussion about how we can respond to future change in these environments.

Sarah Buckmaster and the Baker Media crew (www.bakermedia.co.uk) have been filming in the Peak District National Park as well as Nidderdale and thanks go to all those people who have been involved with the filming days in both locations.

The team are hoping the films will be finalised at the end of April 2010
February 2010 Government Rural Advocate praises the research of the Sustainable Uplands project.

Dr. Stuart Burgess, CBE stated:
"The Sustainable Uplands project is a great example of research that is listening to and valuing those people that manage and live in upland environments whilst at the same time informing UK government and the general public. It is a challenging time for the uplands and the kind of research being carried out by this project is essential when trying to find out how we can sustain rural communities under future pressures"
January 2010 RELU Policy and Practice Note launched

Sustainable Uplands: re-shaping land use policy for our hills
UK uplands provide a multitude of functions and services that are essential to our daily life. Now that they are subject to an unprecedented range of forces, includingclimate change, it is vital to understand how the hills will respond and adapt to future pressures.
How can policymakers address an uncertain future for upland areas?
This RELU Policy and Practice note details the Sustainable Upland project’s policy recommendations.

December 2009 Paper published: The Future of the Uplands
This paper, published in Land Use Policy journal, outlines historic, current and future drivers of environmental, economic, socio-cultural and policy change in UK uplands, and assesses how these have affected or are likely to affect ways in which land is used and the provision of ecosystem services.To read full the full paper click here and for more project papers, see our Project Documents.

Sustainable Uplands Winter Newsletter available
For a general update on project research and information about project activities in the coming year, see our latest newsletter

November 2009 Project information contributes to Guardian Climate Change and You website
A summary of the project highlighting the value of Britain’s hills has been included on the Climate Change and You website, hosted by the Guardian in association with Research Councils UK. Click here to go to website
October 2009
 Follow us on  
Friend us on
September 2009 Project awarded additional 12-month funding from ESRC
The Sustainable Uplands project has been making great progress over the past 4 years and the project has now been awarded 12-month’s additional funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This funding is primarily for communicating the findings of the project to current stakeholders, policy-makers as well as a new, wider audience. The whole research team are very excited about the year ahead and look forward to working to ensure the outcomes of the Sustainable Uplands project are communicated in the most effective way.

For more information, please contact us and to find out more about upcoming project events and activities, see our Calendar of Events.
Funded by ESRC and the Rural Economy & Land Use Programme (co-sponsored by DEFRA and SEERAD with funding in-kind from Moors for the Future)