RestoreDNA: Development of scalable eDNA-based solutions for biodiversity regulators and nature-related disclosure

RestoreDNA：为生物多样性监管机构和自然相关披露开发可扩展的基于 eDNA 的解决方案

• 批准号: 10086990
• 金额: $ 37.03万
• 依托单位: NATURE METRICS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10086990
• 关键词: RestoreDNA; Development; scalable; eDNA; based

Businesses are more dependent on nature than previously thought, with ~$44trillion$ of economic value generation moderately or highly dependent on nature\[World Economic Forum,2020\]. \>50% of bank activity in emerging markets directly depends on nature\[Calice,et. al.(2023)\]. Biodiversity loss is also recognised by the world's central banks as a source of systemic risk. Consequently, regulators increasingly expect industries to manage nature-related impacts and risks. \>190 countries, including the UK and Switzerland, have committed to the goals and targets under the Global Biodiversity Framework\[GBF\]. Globally, GBF and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures\[TNFD\] are bringing reporting and disclosure of business dependencies on nature and impacts to the forefront. However, **scalable provision of reliable biodiversity data to fulfil the requirements for nature disclosure are still lacking.**Current methods for measuring biodiversity are often simplistic, focusing on a single component of biodiversity, not-scalable, relying on large scale manual data collection and costly. Digital biodiversity indicators are continuously developed to measure and monitor pressures or threats, but these remain not ground-truthed. In the UK, several initiatives are working towards the development of simple decision-ready metrics (e.g., JNCC, Defra, CEH), but these are not available to industry at the scales required and remain strongly reliant on field data. Consequently, **commercial instruments to provide biodiversity data and monitoring across industries, at reportable spatial and temporal scales**, and able to adapt to upcoming frameworks for nature disclosure and underpin nature-positive impacts **are yet inexistent.**NatureMetrics\[UK-SME\] and Restor\[Swiss-Start-up\] in close collaboration with ETH Zurich\[Swiss-RO\] and Rothamsted-Research\[UK-RO\] join forces to go beyond ground-truthing. Combining our synergic technologies, we will develop and commercialise robust and scalable methods and metrics applicable at managerial time-scales.**NatureMetrics\[NM\]** is a world-leading innovator on biodiversity performance monitoring using environmental DNA (eDNA) and Earth Observation. T**he Crowther Lab\[ETH-Z\]** have created SEED, a platform for the conservation and restoration of nature, **Restor,** and co-founded the Global Forest and Soil Biodiversity Initiatives**. Rothamsted Research\[RR\]** works to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable farming practices.

企业对自然的依赖程度比之前想象的要高，约 44 万亿美元的经济价值产生中度或高度依赖于自然\[世界经济论坛，2020 年\]。 \> 新兴市场 50% 的银行活动直接取决于自然\[Calice 等。等（2023）\]。世界各国央行也认为生物多样性丧失是系统性风险的一个来源。因此，监管机构越来越期望各行业能够管理与自然相关的影响和风险。包括英国和瑞士在内的 190 个国家已承诺实现全球生物多样性框架[GBF]下的目标和具体目标。在全球范围内，GBF 和自然相关财务披露工作组\[TNFD\] 正在将企业对自然及其影响的依赖关系的报告和披露置于最前沿。然而，**仍然缺乏可扩展的可靠生物多样性数据的提供来满足自然公开的要求。**当前测量生物多样性的方法往往过于简单化，侧重于生物多样性的单一组成部分，不可扩展，依赖于大规模的手动数据采集又费钱。数字生物多样性指标不断发展，以衡量和监测压力或威胁，但这些仍然不真实。在英国，多项举措正在致力于开发简单的决策就绪指标（例如 JNCC、Defra、CEH），但这些指标无法按行业所需的规模提供，并且仍然强烈依赖于现场数据。因此，**在可报告的空间和时间尺度上提供跨行业生物多样性数据和监测**，并能够适应即将出台的自然披露框架并支持自然积极影响的商业工具**还不存在。**NatureMetrics\ [UK-SME\] 和 Restor\[Swiss-Start-up\] 与苏黎世联邦理工学院\[Swiss-RO\] 和 Rothamsted-Research\[UK-RO\] 密切合作联手超越地面实况。结合我们的协同技术，我们将开发适用于管理时间尺度的稳健且可扩展的方法和指标并将其商业化。**NatureMetrics\[NM\]** 是使用环境 DNA (eDNA) 和地球观测。 **克劳瑟实验室\[ETH-Z\]** 创建了 SEED（一个保护和恢复自然的平台）**Restor**，并共同创立了全球森林和土壤生物多样性倡议**。洛桑研究中心\[RR\]**致力于实现经济和环境上可持续的农业实践。