How can we manage the land to provide benefits to society and minimise harm to the aquatic ecosystem?
Background
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.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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NEC06094 Effective Management of National Trust Freshwater Assets
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
Why might this be relevant?
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.
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EUROLakes
EUROLakes project proposes an innovative, holistic, and science-based approach to safeguarding and restoring European natural lakes and their ecosystems. This project builds upon the 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Res...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The EUROLakes project focuses on safeguarding and restoring natural lakes and their ecosystems, aligning with the goal of managing land to benefit society and minimize harm to the aquatic ecosystem.
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LTLS Freshwater Ecosystems ("LTLS-FE"): Analysis and future scenarios of Long-Term and Large-Scale freshwater quality and impacts
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
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores the impacts of future climate change on freshwater quality and biodiversity, which is partially relevant to the question.