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Reduce environmental impacts What impact do linear transport infrastructures have on the connectivity and genetic diversity of species, how can we quantify and map this impact and are there any benefits of linear transport infrastructure as corridors for urban biodiversity? Department for Transport, 2023
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Reduce environmental impacts How can the vulnerability and role of habitats alongside transport infrastructure be better understood regarding climate change, pests, and disease? How can we increase resilience? Department for Transport, 2023
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Air quality, noise and soundscape Improve quantification of air pollution and noise impacts on ecosystems Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Air quality, noise and soundscape Better understanding of ecosystem responses to air quality impacts and of restoration trajectories / rates of recovery of impacted systems in response to policy interventions Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Ocean and coastal processes Assess how marine protected areas can act as nature-based solutions to the effects of climate change by sequestering carbon Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Productive seas and freshwater and migratory fish Improve fish stock assessments over a greater range of species and improve management of freshwater, migratory, and marine fisheries, and protected species Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Clean and safe seas Understand the risks from contaminants of emerging concern, micro and macro marine plastic litter, emergencies (for example oil spills), and man-made underwater noise Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks We need to better understand the impacts of invasive non-native species on our natural ecosystems, including as vectors of disease Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks How do we protect pollinators and maximise beneficial insects? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Water How do we effectively monitor and assess the impact of emerging threats on water quality and ecology (for example plastics, antimicrobial resistance, neonicotinoid pesticides, nanoparticles, pharmaceuticals, invasive species, and chemicals) to inform risk-based decision making? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Water How do we better understand the impacts of climate change on water, habitats, and species? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Water What are the actions that will have the biggest impact on restoring freshwater habitats as far as possible to more naturally functioning ecosystems? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Ensuring an informed response Analysis of social and economic interactions with the environment and natural resources. What are the links and trade-offs between biodiversity, climate, sustainable management of forestry, soils and peatland restoration, economic development, food, health, wellbeing, and global poverty? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Measuring change How to measure ecological connectivity and design coherent ecological networks through nature restoration? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Measuring change What is the status of our natural environment, is it being effectively monitored to note change in the UK and globally? We require robust, reliable data and information that can be used to assess status and trends in the natural environment (genetic and species diversity and trends, invasive species, habitats extent, condition and character, as well as soils and ecosystem services and functions) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Environmental monitoring and data science Molecular biology: The ongoing evolution in the costs, speed, and ease of DNA measurements will allow entirely new approaches to complement traditional biodiversity monitoring and increase understanding of ecosystems, biodiversity, diseases, and other aspects of the environment Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Systems and futures Development of systems approaches that can be used to inform policymaking. This includes approaches to provide insights into complex systems, identify points of intervention, account for multiple perspectives, and frame policy decisions Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Interactions between animal, human, and environmental health: “One Health” How can we model existing data from human, animal, plant, and environmental health indicators to better understand the interconnection and potential impacts of climate change? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Interactions between animal, human, and environmental health: “One Health” How can a One Health approach promote a cultural change to curb the expansion of illegal wildlife trafficking and implement solutions that will ultimately benefit humans and the planet, galvanising the role of protected species conservation and biodiversity on disease prevention and mitigation? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Interactions between animal, human, and environmental health: “One Health” How does exposure to biodiverse environments link to human microbiome diversity and shape health outcomes? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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