LUNZ Programme Overview

Presentation to the RIDE (Research and Innovation for our Dynamic Environment) Forum on the genesis and activities of the Land Use for Net Zero Hub

The RIDE forum is made up of 23 public sector member organisations who hold a stake in environmental change research, innovation, training and capabilities, whether that be as funders, providers or users.

The forum’s unique contribution lies in its breadth. It brings together:

• the complementary resources of the many different disciplines and publicly funded sector stakeholders needed to increase our understanding of the natural, social, economic and technological systems interacting with environmental change
• the translation of that knowledge into innovating policy and practice.

It focuses on the UK perspective and challenges, while placing this in the international context.

The forum aims to enhance the beneficial impact of the UK’s publicly funded research and innovation by informing:

• policy and practice to support effective decision-making
• the implementation of sustainable solutions that work with our dynamic natural environment.

The forum enables members to align, leverage their resources and avoid duplication through:

• sharing and co-developing strategies
• joint priority-setting
• drawing out interdisciplinary partnership opportunities.

In doing so, members can be more efficient in their use of public funds to give decision-makers the knowledge they need to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by environmental change.

RIDE is a mechanism that also enables the UK academic community to form independent beneficial and impactful links to the policy and practice community.