Valuing Nature Programme Coordination Team

“重视自然”的理念正在逐渐成熟，它来自千年评估，以及随后在英国发布的《英国国家生态系统评估》和2011年发布的《自然环境与水白皮书》。重视自然需要将广泛的学科结合在一起：包括自然科学和社会科学、经济学和人文科学。它还需要广泛的商业和政策利益的参与。这对跨学科工作提出了重大挑战。基于“重视自然网络”第一阶段的经验教训（并通过我们的项目咨询小组、RELU和BESS项目以及HOPE倡议），该提案旨在提供一套创新的活动，这些活动将超越更传统的会议形式，包括：a)建立对概念和词汇的共同理解的互动会议；b)与该领域的其他主要协会和倡议（例如NW+）合作举办主题活动（WP 1）。我们还将与关键的业务和政策利益相关者合作，使用互动形式设计活动，例如a)手术会议；B)对话环节和c)“非会议”活动。会议的重点是相互交流信息和学习，并将再次与NCI、Eftec和KTN （WP2）等组织合作举办。最后，我们的最后一个工作包（WP3）提供了交付这样一个跨学科项目的幕后构建模块，包括项目管理、沟通、数据管理、网站、监测和评估项目活动，以及为珍惜自然建立长期遗产。该计划的总体目标是提供将自然价值置于经济核心所需的跨学科科学。这需要对我们提案中概述的所有成分所提出的研究挑战作出真正综合的反应。如果成功实施，那么这个研究项目的影响将是非常显著的，因为它将带来社会效益。

The concepts behind Valuing Nature are coming of age, emerging from the Millennium Assessment, and in the UK the subsequent UK National Ecosystem Assessment and the Natural Environment & Water White Papers published in 2011. Valuing Nature necessitates the bringing together of a wide range of disciplines: including the natural and social sciences, economics and the humanities. It also requires engagement from a broad range of business and policy interests. This presents significant challenges in cross disciplinary working. Building on lessons learnt in the first phase of the Valuing Nature Network (and through our Programme Advisory Goard, the RELU and BESS programmes and the HOPE initiative), this proposal aims to provide an innovative set of activities that will extend beyond the more traditional conference formats to include a) interactive sessions that build a shared understanding of concepts and vocabularies; and b) themed activities in partnership with other major consortia and initiatives in this field (e.g. NW+) (WP 1). We will also engage with key business and policy stakeholders designing events using interactive formats such as a) surgery sessions; b) dialogue sessions and c) 'unconference' events. The emphasis here is on mutual information exchange and learning, and will again be delivered in partnership with such organisations as NCI, Eftec and the KTN (WP2). Finally, our last work package (WP3) provides the behind the scenes building blocks to deliver such an interdisciplinary programme, including programme management, communications, data management, web site, monitoring and evaluating programme activies, and establishing a longer term legacy for Valuing Nature.The overarching aim of this programme is to provide the interdisciplinary science needed to put the value of nature at the core of the economy. This requires a truly integrated response to the research challenges posed involving the full range of constituents outlined in our proposal. If this is successfully implemented, then the impact of this research programme will be very significant in terms of the societal benefits it will bring.