This call funded researchers to produce short synthesis reports which a) define the current state of knowledge to address specific policy or practice needs in the language and format that is accessible to users; and b) define key gaps in knowledge that should be addressed by further research.
The funding has been provided by the Natural Environment Research Council as part of the Valuing Nature Programme.
The successful applicants and links to their project page are listed below:
Jessica Davies
Project Page: Soil natural capital valuation needs for agri-food businesses.
Organisation: Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, Lancaster Environment Centre
Clare Lawson
Project Page: The natural capital of floodplains as a function of land use.
Organisation: School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University
Richard Payne
Project Page: Natural capital trade‐offs in forested peatlands.
Organisation: University of York
Rachel Stubbington
Project Page: The natural capital of temporary rivers: characterising the value of dynamic aquatic‐terrestrial habitats.
Organisation: Biosciences Team, School of Science and Technology Nottingham Trent University
Dan Van der Horst
Project Page: Trends and limits in the early adoption of Natural Capital in the Private Sector.
Organisation: University of Edinburgh