The Fens wetland farming project tests net zero and food security (www.bbc.com)

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A major project in the Cambridgeshire Fens is exploring how the UK can meet its climate targets while protecting one of the country's most productive farming regions - often described as "breadbasket of Britain".

Researchers led by a team from the University of Cambridge's Centre for Landscape Regeneration are testing ways to reduce greenhouse emissions and restore wetlands.

A guest editor on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this week has been the former Conservative prime minister Baroness Theresa May, who introduced the UK's first legally binding net zero target, committing the country to end its contribution to global warming by 2050.

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