Impact of geography
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Transforming international efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Research has supported country-level improvements in anti-FGM/C efforts.
Improving the use of empirical evidence to increase returns on public expenditure and investments
Research conducted at LSE has influenced local and national economic growth policies.
Enhanced visibility of marginalised perspectives and non-pecuniary values regarding land
Research has informed recommendations in the Namibian Parliament to enact ancestral land rights claim and restitution legislation.
Sustainable wildmeat harvests and rural food security in Gabon
Research has underpinned extensive reform of wildmeat harvest and trade to improve sustainability in Gabon.
Spatial policy support systems
King’s College London’s spatial policy support systems have enhanced conservation decision-making by organisations across 183 countries.
Rewilding and species reintroductions research
Research is benefitting nature and people by informing the regulation and implementation of species restoration and reintroduction programmes.
The Transition Pathway Initiative
A new global initiative to measure and monitor the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Building resilience to climate change with cocoa farmers in Ghana
Research in Ghana has supported national strategies to reduce deforestation and climate-smart approaches to cocoa farming.
Moana Water of Life: navigating climate change for planetary health
Citizen social science is bringing citizens and experts together to co-produce climate research and policies.
The Everyday Austerity project
Research into the impacts of austerity on everyday life has challenged the perception that austerity is only an economic and political condition.
The social, economic and environmental impacts of a Marine Protected Area
Research has informed the new 'whole site approach' for marine policy in the UK.
Historic coastal landfill and legacy waste
Research has accelerated awareness of the extent and severity of legacy and future pollution risk of coastal historic landfills.