Experts from the university’s Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) will work with the Gloucestershire Food and Farming Partnership (GFFP) and Climate Leadership Gloucestershire on the initiative, which hopes to tackle the climate emergency and deliver additional benefits for nature, health and the economy. .

Climate Leadership Gloucestershire comprises Gloucestershire County Council, the county’s six district councils, the NHS, the police, the county’s universities and the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership.

GFFP’s Dr Benjamin Dent said: “Everyone involved in food and agriculture has the potential to contribute to the challenges of climate change, nature restoration, healthy diets and food security.

“We need to look at these priorities together, not in isolation, because they are all interconnected. This project will enable councils and others to find more common solutions.”