Satoyama Reconnections: Engaging Communities in Resilient, Nature- and Climate-positive Land Use Futures

Professor, RIHN / Professor, University of Gloucestershire, UK

Policy analysis, agri-rural economics, sustainable development, participatory action research

Janet is Professor of Rural Policy at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), University of Gloucestershire. With 35 years’ experience and an international reputation in applied rural research, her work has focused upon sustainable agriculture and rural development policies, undertaking evaluations for UK and European governments, European Commission and OECD. Janet was UK Agricultural Economics Society President, 2021-22, and Directed the CCRI for 10 years. Current research includes supporting rural resilience in uplands, co-Directing the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) with Newcastle and Warwick Universities, and rural regeneration in cultural landscapes in Asia and Europe. She was awarded an OBE in June 2022 for ‘services to rural research’.