RestoreDNA: Development of scalable eDNA-based solutions for biodiversity regulators and nature-related disclosure

RestoreDNA：为生物多样性监管机构和自然相关披露开发可扩展的基于 eDNA 的解决方案

• 批准号: 10086990
• 金额: $ 37.03万
• 依托单位: NATURE METRICS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10086990
• 关键词: RestoreDNA; Development; scalable; eDNA; based

Businesses are more dependent on nature than previously thought, with ~$44trillion$ of economic value generation moderately or highly dependent on nature\[World Economic Forum,2020\]. \>50% of bank activity in emerging markets directly depends on nature\[Calice,et. al.(2023)\]. Biodiversity loss is also recognised by the world's central banks as a source of systemic risk. Consequently, regulators increasingly expect industries to manage nature-related impacts and risks. \>190 countries, including the UK and Switzerland, have committed to the goals and targets under the Global Biodiversity Framework\[GBF\]. Globally, GBF and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures\[TNFD\] are bringing reporting and disclosure of business dependencies on nature and impacts to the forefront. However, **scalable provision of reliable biodiversity data to fulfil the requirements for nature disclosure are still lacking.**Current methods for measuring biodiversity are often simplistic, focusing on a single component of biodiversity, not-scalable, relying on large scale manual data collection and costly. Digital biodiversity indicators are continuously developed to measure and monitor pressures or threats, but these remain not ground-truthed. In the UK, several initiatives are working towards the development of simple decision-ready metrics (e.g., JNCC, Defra, CEH), but these are not available to industry at the scales required and remain strongly reliant on field data. Consequently, **commercial instruments to provide biodiversity data and monitoring across industries, at reportable spatial and temporal scales**, and able to adapt to upcoming frameworks for nature disclosure and underpin nature-positive impacts **are yet inexistent.**NatureMetrics\[UK-SME\] and Restor\[Swiss-Start-up\] in close collaboration with ETH Zurich\[Swiss-RO\] and Rothamsted-Research\[UK-RO\] join forces to go beyond ground-truthing. Combining our synergic technologies, we will develop and commercialise robust and scalable methods and metrics applicable at managerial time-scales.**NatureMetrics\[NM\]** is a world-leading innovator on biodiversity performance monitoring using environmental DNA (eDNA) and Earth Observation. T**he Crowther Lab\[ETH-Z\]** have created SEED, a platform for the conservation and restoration of nature, **Restor,** and co-founded the Global Forest and Soil Biodiversity Initiatives**. Rothamsted Research\[RR\]** works to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable farming practices.

企业对自然的依赖程度比以前想象的要高，约有44万亿美元的经济价值中度或高度依赖于自然[世界经济论坛，2020]。新兴市场50%的银行活动直接依赖于自然。al.（2023）\]。生物多样性的丧失也被世界各国央行视为系统性风险的一个来源。因此，监管机构越来越希望各行业管理与自然有关的影响和风险。包括英国和瑞士在内的190个国家已承诺实现全球生物多样性框架下的目标。在全球范围内，GBF和与自然相关的财务披露工作组（TNFD）正在将企业对自然及其影响的依赖性的报告和披露推到最前沿。然而，** 仍然缺乏可扩展的可靠生物多样性数据，以满足自然披露的要求。目前衡量生物多样性的方法往往过于简单，侧重于生物多样性的单一组成部分，不可扩展，依赖于大规模的人工数据收集，成本高昂。数字生物多样性指标不断发展，以衡量和监测压力或威胁，但这些指标仍然不是地面真实的。在英国，有几项举措正在努力开发简单的决策就绪指标（例如，JNCC，Defra，CEH），但这些都是不可用的工业所需的规模，仍然强烈依赖于现场数据。因此，** 在可报告的空间和时间尺度上 ** 提供跨行业生物多样性数据和监测的商业工具尚不存在，这些工具能够适应即将到来的自然披露框架并支持自然的积极影响 **。Naturemix\[UK-SME\]和Restor\[Swiss-Start-up\]与ETH苏黎世\[Swiss-RO\]和Rothamsted-Research\[UK-RO\]密切合作，联手超越地面实况调查。结合我们的协同技术，我们将开发并商业化适用于管理时间尺度的强大且可扩展的方法和指标。Naturedom\[NM\]** 是利用环境DNA（eDNA）和地球观测进行生物多样性性能监测的世界领先创新者。Crowther Lab\[ETH-Z\]** 创建了SEED，一个保护和恢复自然的平台，**Restor **，并共同创立了全球森林和土壤生物多样性倡议 **。Rothamsted Research致力于实现经济和环境可持续的农业实践。