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land management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 25 land management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 25 land management PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Determining the optimal mix of forestry systems and reserves under differing wildfire regimes for improving biodiversity conservation
How to meet human needs for timber while limiting harm to biodiversity is an urgent scientific goal. Read more
PhD in tropical conservation: Quantifying the impacts of land-use change on tropical biodiversity across scales
Tropical land-use change is a core driver of the global extinction and climate change crises. Key questions remain about how land-use change drives species losses and changing composition across the tropics, from local to regional spatial scales. Read more
Co-benefits and Trade-offs for Regenerative Agriculture
Project description. Nearly 70% of UK land area and 50% of European Union (EU) land is used for agriculture. These landscapes have been shaped by centuries of large-scale human impacts through traditional or intensive land-use systems. Read more
MSc by Research on Nature Recovery
You will contribute to the research and knowledge arising from a new large-scale nature recovery project in a diverse former agricultural landscape next to Lincoln. Read more
PhD in tropical conservation: Quantifying the impacts of mining on tropical biodiversity
Mining is the most luctrative industry globally, with rapid expansion of mines predicted accross the tropics. This expansion will drive deforestation within the mine itself and through interaction with socio-economic development outside of the mine. Read more
Conservation of pollinator biodiversity and sustainable management of pollination services in agroecosystems
Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values, as well as the maintenance of wider biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Read more
Inga agroforestry to enhance soil regeneration and carbon sequestration in degraded tropical soils.
Extensive tracts of land in the tropics have already been cleared of forest, used first to grow crops and then as pasture. The removal of the tropical forest severely diminishes the capacity of the ecosystem to retain nutrients and carbon in the soil. Read more
Land, Law and Literature in France 1643-1789
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. This project will examine the evolution of land law and systems of tenure in France during the period. between the Wars of Religion and the Revolution. Read more
Past cultural adaptation to abrupt Holocene climate change in the Peruvian Andes
The relatively stable climate of the Holocene period has been interspersed with abrupt climate events (ACEs) – periods often lasting as little as 100 years with significant reduction in temperature. Read more
Sustainable entrepreneurial thinking in SMEs (SETS)
This 12 month Master's by Research project in collaboration with Envirofly aims to develop University-Business Collaborations within developing economies to address key environmental challenges. Read more
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Social Welfare in Seafood Supply Chains – A Focus on Aquaculture
Research Group:
Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
Globally, the sustainability of seafood supply has traditionally focused on environmental impact. Read more
Enhancing cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the Cumberland Plain' of Western Sydney- Threatened Species and Ecosystems
ABOUT THE PROJECT. Western Sydney University is offering a scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate, to contribute to a $1.8 million collaborative research program designed to inform the cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the in peri-urban landscapes across Western Sydney. Read more
Global diversity and ecosystem functions of plant-microbe symbioses
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. We have discovered a previously unknown and abundant plant- mycorrhizal symbiosis with global distribution. Read more
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Re-wetting of peatlands for enhanced restoration (WET-PEAT)
Fully funded EPA PhD Opportunity. “Re-wetting of peatlands for enhanced restoration (WET-PEAT)”. Background. Read more
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
IHS. is a cooperative institute of the Erasmus School of Economics and the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Read more
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