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Briefing notes

Summaries of key findings from our latest and ongoing research projects can be downloaded here:

  • The value of trees in stately homes (PDF 568.35 KB) Download
  • Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change (PDF 656.34 KB) Download
  • Eroding peatlands threaten river biodiversity (PDF 704.49 KB) Download
  • Understanding erosion processes in blanket peatlands (PDF 468.91 KB) Download
  • Community acceptance of renewable energy (PDF 480.15 KB) Download
  • New patterns of malaria transmission emerge in Africa (DOCX 1.35 MB) Download
  • Sequestering carbon by planting hedgerows (PDF 757.48 KB) Download
  • Peatland rewetting enhances aquatic biodiversity (DOCX 1.95 MB) Download
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