LEaP aims to enhance the economic, environmental and social sustainability of societies by improving the understanding of local-global change interactions and by motivating and engaging stakeholders in New Zealand and elsewhere.
LEaP is based in the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University and draws on the unique range of disciplines that combine scholarly understanding, critique, creativity and problem solving. As such it also integrates expertise and knowledge from other Divisions. LEaP is currently grouped into eight Research Themes: