Developing a framework and tools to help natural resource management groups reduce their risk and vulnerability to, and prepare for, climate change

开发框架和工具，帮助自然资源管理团体降低气候变化的风险和脆弱性，并为气候变化做好准备

• 批准号: NE/N012666/1
• 负责人: Jeff Price
• 金额: $ 4.14万
• 依托单位: University of East Anglia
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FN012666%2F1
• 关键词: Developing; framework; tools; help; natural

Climate change is an existing and growing risk to many human and natural systems. Knowledge of the potential changes and subsequent vulnerability is vital in order to reduce and prepare for these risks, to become 'ClimateSmart'. Many natural resource management groups understand that there are potential risks to their reserves and operations, but how best to deal with the amount of data and uncertainties are so great that they have been unable to directly incorporate it into their management and conservation plans. The purpose of this internship is to work with one of these groups, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, to develop a framework, and set of tools, to allow it, and similar groups, to become 'ClimateSmart' and prepared for a climate changed future.Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) is the oldest of the 47 Wildlife Trusts in the U.K., celebrating the 90th anniversary of its founding in 2016. NWT is responsible for more than 50 nature reserves and other protected sites, managing ~4500 ha of habitat in Norfolk. Of these 31 sites, 26 are Sites of Special Scientific Interest, 9 are National Nature Reserves, 11 are RAMSAR wetlands of international importance, 12 are Special Protection Areas (SPA) and 16 are Special Areas of Conservation (the latter two classifications part of the EU Natura 2000 network).Effective conservation must be more than individual sites, especially under a changing climate. Thus, NWT helped develop the Living Landscapes concept - "...a relatively new way of thinking about how we manage our land. Acknowledged by Government and delivered by Wildlife Trusts across the UK, the approach seeks to connect habitats, not just nature reserves, making a more robust and expanded scale landscape for species and people." (NWT). The Living Landscapes aim to connect the 31 reserves, more than 1300 County Wildlife Sites, and surrounding areas to help maintain links between sites within a landscape. A functional Living Landscape conservation plan requires not only NWT but also partners including environmental civil society, Governments, industry and private landowners.This internship allows the expertise of the University of East Anglia to assist the NWT to identify where the organization, its operations, and reserves are most vulnerable to climate change. The goal is develop a framework, tools and training materials, based on this work, which can then be used by other groups in the U.K. and elsewhere. Having identified the risks from climate variability and change to NWT, the intern will assist them in identifying ways to reduce this risk from climate variability and change, preparing for and becoming more 'Climate Smart' in their nature reserve operations. This information will be developed in a way that benefits other groups with their own management activities. This partnership is seen as a way of developing methods to help natural resource groups protect their existing assets and future developments in an uncertain future. It also will look at potential future research needs that could be addressed through future NERC research including MSc and PhD projects. This would strengthen and improve long-term ties between NWT and the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. A potential outcome of this research is the identification of the need for new policies at the local, national and E.U. level (e.g., the need for a possible modification of the E.U. habitats directive).This project will be further supported by a Relationships Manager to ensure that the links with the intern host will be embedded within the University to maximise the potential of continuing interactions. The Research and Enterprise Team will also support the development of further translational funding applications to support the project, accessing impact funding streams from within the Norwich Research Park, as well as national programmes such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and other Innovate UK funding streams.

气候变化是许多人类和自然系统面临的一个现有和日益严重的风险。了解潜在的变化和随之而来的脆弱性对于减少这些风险并为之做好准备，成为“气候智能型”至关重要。许多自然资源管理团体了解其储备和业务存在潜在风险，但如何最好地处理大量数据和不确定性，以至于他们无法直接将其纳入管理和保护计划。本次实习的目的是与这些团体之一，诺福克野生动物信托基金会，开发一个框架，和一套工具，使它，和类似的团体，成为“气候智能”，并为气候变化的未来做好准备。诺福克野生动物信托基金会（NWT）是英国47个野生动物信托基金会中历史最悠久的，2016年庆祝成立90周年。西北地区负责50多个自然保护区和其他受保护的地点，管理着诺福克约4500公顷的栖息地。在这31个地点中，26个是具有特殊科学价值的地点，9个是国家自然保护区，11个是具有国际重要性的拉姆萨尔湿地，12个是特别保护区（SPA），16个是特别保护区（后两个分类是欧盟Natura 2000网络的一部分）。因此，NWT帮助开发了Living Landscapes概念-“...一种相对较新的方式来思考我们如何管理我们的土地。该方法得到了政府的认可，并由英国各地的野生动物信托基金会提供，该方法旨在连接栖息地，而不仅仅是自然保护区，为物种和人类创造一个更强大和更大规模的景观。“（NWT）。Living Landscapes旨在连接31个保护区、1300多个县野生动物保护区和周边地区，以帮助保持景观内各保护区之间的联系。一个功能性的生活景观保护计划不仅需要西北地区，还需要包括环保民间社会，政府，行业和私人土地所有者在内的合作伙伴。这个实习机会使东安格利亚大学的专业知识能够帮助西北地区确定组织，其运营和保护区最容易受到气候变化的影响。我们的目标是在这项工作的基础上开发一个框架，工具和培训材料，然后可以被英国的其他团体使用。和其他地方。在确定了气候变异和变化对西北地区的风险后，实习生将协助他们确定如何减少气候变异和变化带来的风险，为自然保护区的运营做好准备并变得更加“气候智能”。这些信息的开发方式将有利于其他团体开展自己的管理活动。这种伙伴关系被视为一种发展方法的方式，以帮助自然资源集团在不确定的未来保护其现有资产和未来发展。它还将着眼于未来潜在的研究需求，可以通过未来的NERC研究，包括硕士和博士项目来解决。这将加强和改善西北地区与东安格利亚大学环境科学学院之间的长期联系。这项研究的一个潜在成果是确定在地方，国家和欧盟的新政策的需要。水平（例如，欧盟可能需要修改该项目将得到关系经理的进一步支持，以确保与实习生的联系将嵌入大学内部，以最大限度地发挥持续互动的潜力。研究和企业团队还将支持开发进一步的转化资金应用程序，以支持该项目，从诺维奇研究园区内获得影响力资金流，以及知识转移合作伙伴关系和其他创新英国资金流等国家计划。

项目成果

The potential impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of Norfolk - species

气候变化对诺福克生物多样性的潜在影响 - 物种

• 发表时间: 2017
• 期刊: Trans. Norfolk Norwich Nat. Soc.
• 作者: Price J.

The implications of the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change for globally significant biodiversity areas

• DOI: 10.1007/s10584-018-2158-6
• 发表时间: 2018-03
• 期刊: Climatic Change
• 影响因子: 4.8
• 作者: R. Warren;J. Price;J. VanderWal;S. Cornelius;H. Sohl