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Research interests
Professor Mark Reed is a transdisciplinary researcher specializing in environmental governance and research impact. He works with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems, and his research on impact is changing the way researchers around the world generate and share knowledge so they can change the world. Find out more at: https://www.profmarkreed.com/
Biography
Mark Reed is Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship and Director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). I am based at the Rural Policy Centre and Department of Rural Economies, Environment & Society. He is a Visiting Professor at University of Leeds, Newcastle (pending) and Birmingham City University. He is Research Manager for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) UK Peatland Programme and a member of IUCN's international Committee on Ecosystem Management. He is a core member of UKRI-BBSRC's Bioscience for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Strategy Advisory Panel, helping BBSRC formulate its strategy for agriculture and food security. He runs a spin-out company, based on his research, training researchers how to embed impact in their research at: www.fasttrackimpact.com.
Highlights
Publications:
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Author/co-author of >100 international journal articles (34 as lead or corresponding author), 3 books and 60 book chapters and reports with >200 co-authors from 30 countries (averaging a rate of 8 publications per year since completing my PhD in 2005)
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H index: 64 according to Google Scholar based on >20,000 citations
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53% of his publications are in the top 10% most cited worldwide and 12% in the top 1% most cited worldwide
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4 of his papers have been cited >1000 times (my most cited paper has >3000 citations) and >40 of his papers have been cited >100 times (14 as lead or corresponding author)
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69% of his papers are published in the top 10% of journals (based on CiteScore percentiles)
Funding:
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Led 19 projects as PI worth a total of >£4M (two worth >£1M)
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Contributed to >30 other projects as Co-I, Work Package leader or equivalent, worth approximately £4M to my institution (total value of these projects is around £30M)
Academic roles and positions:
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Member of funding panels for GCRF, UKRI Future Leader Fellowships, BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, ESPA and the EU Biodiversa programme and have reviewed proposals for the British Academy, Leverhulme, and for Dutch, Austrian, German, Swedish, South African and Swiss research funders. Invited by BBSRC to evaluate the UK Research Councils' Insect Pollinator Initiative (2013).
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He is a core member of UKRI-BBSRC's Bioscience for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Strategy Advisory Panel, helping BBSRC formulate its strategy for agriculture and food security.
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Advised on impact to as a member of the Programme Advisory Group for NERC’s Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability programme (2011-2017). Advised and provided training on impact to the NERC Valuing Nature Programme (2015-2018) and the BBSRC Global Food Security programme (since 2018). Advisor on impact to Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) funded by Australian government
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Handling Editor (Social Sciences) for Conservation Biology (impact factor 4.165; ranked 6/44 (Biodiversity Conservation) and 25/223 (Environmental Sciences)) (2016-2018)
Prizes:
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Awarded ESRC Michael Young Prize “rewarding the very best early career social scientists whose research has the potential to make a positive and far-reaching impact beyond academia” (2008)
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Voted “best impact” in Rural Economy & Land Use programme for Sustainable Uplands project (2011)
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The Peatland Code (which arose from my work on the Sustainable Uplands project) was shortlisted for the European Union’s Natura 2000 award (2015) and RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage’s Nature of Scotland Awards (2018)
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His company, Fast Track Impact, was shortlisted as a finalist in the ARMA awards under the impact category (2016), and this work was recognised by a Royal Society award for changing research culture (2018)
Engagement and impact:
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He is Research Lead for IUCN UK Peatland Programme and a member of their international Committee on Ecosystem Management. IUCN own the Peatland Code, which he helped develop based on his research in collaboration with UK Government and its devolved administrations & agencies
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He plays a prominent role in the UN Global Peatlands Initiative (UNEP and FAO):
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Chairing their Global Peatlands Research Funding Working Group
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Leading their work to develop international standards for the collection of peatland research and monitoring data
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Monitoring and reporting compliance with resolutions passed by UN Environment Assembly, Ramsar Convention and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (which drew on my research)
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Speaking at side events organised by the Global Peatland Initiative at UNFCCC COP24 (Poland), COP25 (Spain) and COP26 (UK)
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He will be a lead and contributing author to chapters in the forthcoming UN Global Peatland Assessment
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Lead author of Impulse Report leading to opening keynote at UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s Committee for Science & Technology in 2015. This fed into the Convention’s 10 year plan and was extended as a book published by Earthscan/Routledge, with a foreword by the Executive Secretaries of the UNCCD and UNFCCC. The book was cited heavily in the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (2019)
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Nominated by UNCCD and consulted by UK Government and FAO to scope the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
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Lead author of a White Paper making recommendations which were delivered in a keynote address to UNCCD COP9 (2010)
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Invited as a co-ordinating author to write a CGIAR working paper that fed into the UNCCD's first Global Land Outlook (2017)
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Invited by GIAR to help design an international research programme for the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas worth $50M per year
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Contributing author on the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (IPBES) Thematic Assessment on Land Degradation and Restoration (2018)
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Member of IPBES Nomination Review Panel to select experts to deliver the IPBES work programme and contributing author on the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration report
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Member of the Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) Land Use Expert Advisory Group, advising Government on the implementation of recommendations from CCC's Net Zero report (2020)
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Member of Defra’s Sustainable Growing Media Technical Committee responsible for phasing out the use of peat in horticulture (since 2012)
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Contributing author to UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) Mountains, Moors & Heaths chapter (2011) and co-led Shared Values Work Package for NEA follow-on (2014)
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Scientific advisor to BBC Education and work has been covered by the Guardian, Radio 4, Radio Scotland and international media
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Founder and CEO of Fast Track Impact, providing evidence-based training to >8000 researchers from >200 organisations in 52 countries since 2015
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Network
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Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future
Rudman, H., Reed, M. & Boyd, I.
3/01/23 → 2/01/24
Project: Research
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Research with Supply-Side Actors in Scotland’s Peatland Natural Capital Markets
Stevens, B., Reed, M., Merrell, I., Glendinning, J. G., Rudman, H., Salter, F. & Botero Degiovanni, H.
28/11/22 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Wet Horizons - upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe
Glenk, K., Reed, M., Eory, V., MacLeod, M., Rudman, H. & Noles, S.
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: Jhi-d5-3 Galvanising Change Via Natural Capital
McVittie, A., Botero Degiovanni, H., Rudman, H., Reed, M. & Noles, S.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Draft Impact Plan
Reed, MSR., Sep 2022, (First published) Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 11 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report
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Ecosystem markets and land use in England
Reed, MSR., 3 Feb 2022, (First published) 15 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Policy Brief
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Financing UK Nature Recovery: Recommendations and roadmap for UK policy
Reed, MSR. & Rudman, H., Apr 2022, 88 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Policy Brief
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Food system resilience: concepts, issues and challenges
Zurek, M., Ingram, J., Bellamy, A. S., Goold, C., Lyon, C., Alexander, P., Barnes, A., Bebber, D. P., Breeze, T. D., Bruce, A., Collins, L. M., Davies, J., Doherty, B., Ensor, J., Franco, S. C., Gatto, A., Hess, T., Lamprinopoulou, C., Liu, L., Merkle, M., & 7 others , Oct 2022, In: Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 47, 1, p. 511-534 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short communication › peer-review
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Have farmers had enough of experts?
Rust, N. A., Stankovics, P., Jarvis, R. M., Morris-Trainor, Z., de Vries, J. R., Ingram, J., Mills, J., Glickman, J. A., Parkinson, J., Toth, Z., Hansda, R., McMorran, R., Glass, J. & Reed, M., Jan 2022, In: Environmental Management. 69, 1, p. 31-44 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile13 Citations (Scopus)42 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Towards an integrated standard for environmental markets
Hannah Rudman (Invited speaker) & Mark Reed (Speaker)
1 Nov 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Opportunities and risks of large-scale land acquisition
Hannah Rudman, Mark Reed, Jayne Glass & Andrew Bauer
31/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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SRUC April Newsletter: Rising to the challenge of responsible natural capital investment
20/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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House of Lords Land Use in England Committee Report
Mark Reed (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts