Solent to Sussex Bay Seascape Restoration Network

索伦特至苏塞克斯湾海景恢复网络

• 批准号: NE/X01648X/1
• 负责人: Stephen Fletcher
• 金额: $ 18.74万
• 依托单位: University of Portsmouth
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FX01648X%2F1
• 关键词: Solent; Sussex; Bay; Seascape; Restoration

There is increased government, investor, and public support for nature-based solutions to address biodiversity loss, net zero ambitions, climate change and green economy needs, improved ecosystem service delivery, and community benefits, which has led to a rapid increase in active coastal habitat restoration projects. However, these pilot projects typically face the same challenges, particularly related to the integration of biodiversity and finance into seascape restoration projects. Developing a platform that connects individual restoration projects and partnerships, and which builds a network to collectively create solutions that address barriers to a nature-positive future will support the sustainability of the projects and the durability of outcomes. The proposed research network in this proposal will examine practical opportunities to optimise the integration of finance and biodiversity within seascape restoration for a nature-positive future. Our partnership is multidisciplinary, with extensive experience and representation from the academic, applied finance, biodiversity and governance communities. Our project has three main stages. First, we will leverage existing networks and partnerships to establish the Solent to Sussex Bay Seascape Restoration Network which will connect existing seascape restoration projects. We will initiate a series of 'discovery' conversations to co-develop a research agenda for the network. Second, we will utilise the network and, guided by the co-developed agenda, hold themed workshops to identify possible solutions that support the enhanced integration of finance and biodiversity in seascape restoration in the Solent to Sussex Bay area. Given the wealth of experience in seascape restoration generated by the concentration of active restoration activities in the network area, we will adopt 'learning by doing' which will draw from the real-life experience of project partners. This will be supplemented by focused research scoped through network discussions to fill evidence gaps identified by the wider academic community and stakeholder groups. Third, we will combine the results of our intensive study of the Solent to Sussex Bay area with a series of national dialogues with the finance and biodiversity researchers and practitioners around the UK (through four national workshops) to develop a framework for integrating biodiversity and finance into future seascape restoration projects. The result will be 1) a framework to better integrate finance and biodiversity into seascape restoration for a nature-positive future, and 2) increased confidence of investors in biodiversity restoration projects. The national network will be well-placed to contribute to a future unified hub-and-spoke network to support a nature-positive UK.

政府，投资者和公众对基于自然的解决方案的支持，以解决生物多样性损失，净零野心，气候变化和绿色经济需求，改善生态系统服务提供以及社区福利，这导致了积极的沿海栖息地修复项目的迅速增加。但是，这些试点项目通常面临相同的挑战，尤其是将生物多样性和金融融入海景恢复项目的挑战。开发一个连接单个恢复项目和合作伙伴关系的平台，并建立一个网络以共同创建解决方案，以解决自然阳性未来的障碍，将支持项目的可持续性和结果的持久性。本提案中提出的研究网络将研究实践机会，以优化海景恢复中的金融和生物多样性的整合，以在大自然阳性的未来中。我们的合作伙伴关系是多学科的，具有学术，应用金融，生物多样性和治理社区的丰富经验和代表。我们的项目有三个主要阶段。首先，我们将利用现有的网络和合作伙伴关系来建立苏塞克斯湾海景恢复网络的索引，该网络将连接现有的海景修复项目。我们将启动一系列“发现”对话，以共同开发网络的研究议程。其次，我们将利用网络，并在共同开发的议程的指导下举办主题研讨会，以确定支持苏塞克斯湾地区海景恢复中财务和生物多样性增强的可能性的解决方案。鉴于网络领域积极恢复活动集中所产生的海景恢复经验丰富，我们将采用“学习”，这将借鉴项目合作伙伴的现实生活经验。通过网络讨论进行范围的重点研究将补充这一点，以填补更广泛的学术界和利益相关者群体所确定的证据差距。第三，我们将结合我们对苏塞克斯湾地区Solent的深入研究的结果，以及与英国各地的金融和生物多样性研究人员和从业人员（通过四个国家研讨会）的一系列国家对话，以开发一个将生物多样性和财务整合到未来海景恢复项目中的框架。结果将是1）更好地将金融和生物多样性融入海景恢复的框架，以实现自然阳性的未来，2）投资者对生物多样性恢复项目的信心增加。国家网络将有良好的位置，为未来的统一枢纽和辐条网络做出贡献，以支持自然阳性的英国。