Valuing Nature Programme Coordination Team

重视自然背后的概念正在成熟，源于千年评估，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。珍视自然需要广泛的学科结合起来：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集团的参与。这给跨学科工作带来了巨大的挑战。在珍视自然网络第一阶段的经验教训的基础上(并通过我们的方案咨询GOARD、RELU和BESS方案以及HOPE倡议)，这项提议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；以及b)与该领域的其他主要财团和倡议(例如，NW+)合作开展的专题活动(WP 1)。我们还将与主要的商业和政策利益攸关方接触，使用互动形式设计活动，如a)手术会议；b)对话会议和c)非会议活动。这里的重点是相互信息交流和学习，并将再次与NCI、Eftec和KTN(WP2)等组织合作。最后，我们的最后一个工作方案(WP3)提供了提供这种跨学科方案的幕后构件，包括方案管理、通信、数据管理、网站、监测和评估方案活动，以及建立评价自然的较长期遗产。这个方案的总体目标是提供所需的跨学科科学，将自然的价值置于经济的核心。这需要对涉及我们提案中概述的所有组成部分的研究挑战作出真正综合的回应。如果成功实施，那么这项研究计划将带来非常显著的社会效益。

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.