Clean and plentiful water underpins human activity and supports natural ecosystems. A robust evidence base is required to develop policy to ensure there is a plentiful supply of water in the long term and to significantly enhance the quality of water available to all forms of life.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The National Trust (NT) has an ambitious plan to halt biodiversity loss and restore the parts of the natural environment that are in its care, including freshwater lakes and ornamental ponds. NERC funded research has ind...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019)
The project focuses on the management of freshwater ecosystems, which is directly related to the question of managing land to minimize harm to the aquatic ecosystem.
Long Term Large Scale - Freshwater Ecosystems (LTLS-FE): UK freshwaters have historically and are currently subject to many chemical pressures on their quality and consequent biological condition. While some pressures (...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: British Geological Survey
The project explores the impacts of future climate change on freshwater quality and biodiversity, which is partially relevant to the question.
Can green infrastructure form part of a water resources plan? How can we evaluate where the most impact from new wetlands and forests can be made? How robust are these 'natural water retention methods' (NWRM) to climate ...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project focuses on evaluating the impact and cost of green infrastructure for water resources, which is partially relevant to the question.