Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have received a share of £14.5 million in funding.
The funding is for projects that aim to transform agricultural practices, land use, and soil health for a more sustainable future.
The funding comes from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and government partners, as part of the second phase of the Transforming Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People programme (LUNZ).
The programme aims to help the UK reach net zero emissions by 2050.
The UEA project, OpenLAND, will receive £4m over three years.
The project will evaluate climate-resilient interventions for land management and soil health that could benefit net zero targets, biodiversity and agriculture.
Professor Rachel Warren, of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change at UEA, said: “OpenLAND will use computer models to look at how the way land is managed in the UK can contribute to net zero.
“It will map out plans for land use management that combine carbon storage, restoration of biodiversity and sustainable agriculture."
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