The School of Environmental and Natural Sciences at ȫƱ are delighted to offer a fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (ESRC DTP) studentship in the Environmental Planning Pathway starting in October 2025, open to UK and International applicants.
Deadline: 12 noon 5th May 2025 (UK Time).
Project description: Temperate rainforest is a globally rare habitat, represented in Wales by isolated remnants of the “Celtic rainforest”. It is species rich and stores substantial carbon. An innovative carbon financed project led by the Wildlife Trusts, in , aims to restore this habitat to benefit biodiversity and sequester carbon, while working closely with local communities.
The Wildlife Trusts intend their project to act as an exemplar of “nature-based solutions to climate change”, and to influence other land managers to increase tree cover. However, many farmers are sceptical of expanding tree cover and there are concerns about the potential effects on local communities and cultural heritage from the change in land use and reduction of agricultural production. As a result, controversy has surrounded landscape restoration projects and the sale of agricultural