Regenerative agriculture
This POSTnote describes regenerative agriculture, the evidence for beneficial outcomes, and outlines the challenges and opportunities for its wider adoption.
SSCP and SCENARIO DTP Fellowship 2025
Applications are open for the 2025/26 SSCP DTP and SCENARIO DTP POST Westminster Fellowship scheme. Open to postgraduate students in these DTPs who are undertaking their PhD studies. Apply by 23:59 on 4 July 2025.
Regulation and remediation of ‘forever’ chemicals
This POSTnote summarises debates on regulatory approaches for addressing the environmental impacts arising from per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Horizon scanning
National governance strategies and initiatives for net zero
Contributors to the Horizon Scan identified strategic issues related to the overarching opportunities and challenges of energy policy and net zero.
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Fellowship
British Ecological Society (BES) Fellowship 2025/26
Application deadline: 11 June 2025 (23:59)
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Delivering low-carbon energy infrastructure for a net zero transition
A key challenge in energy policy is keeping energy affordable and maintaining security of supply, while transitioning to a net zero system.
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POSTnote
Planning for net zero
This POSTnote outlines the challenges and opportunities for the English planning system and related policies to deliver net zero infrastructure and services.
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Horizon scanning
Balancing UK agricultural production and environmental objectives
Supporting food and fibre production approaches that are environmentally sustainable and resilient to environmental change.
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Horizon scanning
Integrated management of the water environment
Water supplies could be better protected through a risk-based systems approach to managing the pressures currently degrading freshwaters.
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Horizon scanning
Food systems, food security and supply chains
Food systems face the triple challenge of food security, resilient supply chains and environmental sustainability.
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Horizon scanning
Climate and environmental risks: governance challenges
Cross-cutting climate and environmental risks raise interconnected governance challenges that involve justice, sustainability and resilience concepts.
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Horizon scanning
Issues facing rural communities
A range of complex issues are faced by rural communities. What can be done to support rural economic growth and address long standing challenges?
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Horizon scanning
How can pollution control, waste management and resource use objectives be achieved?
Preventing harm from waste and pollution may require a better understanding of the factors involved in their creation. New approaches may be needed to meet objectives.
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Horizon scanning
Innovation and technology in agriculture and alternative foods
Without sustainable agricultural innovation, such as the use of artificial intelligence, the world faces persistent food insecurity and degraded resources.
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Horizon scanning
Balancing competing land uses: a multifunctional approach
How can a land use framework best address food security, climate mitigation and adaptation, and nature recovery challenges within England’s finite land area.
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