An evidence-based approach for the effects of decommissioning options on Marine Protected Area conservation and ecosystem services (DECOM-MPA).

项目描述：DECOM-MPA将制定决策支持文件（DSD）并加强证据库，以支持关于海洋保护区（MPA）的合格特征和完整性的石油和天然气基础设施退役决策。DSD将满足监管制度的当前要求，但提供灵活性，以应对不断变化的法规。利益相关者作为合作伙伴被认为是项目成功的关键，并大大增加了将产出应用于现实世界决策的可能性。目标：（1）开发一个用户友好的DSD，以促进决策，了解影响在MPA合格特征和场地完整性条件下的退役作业（正面和负面）;（2）收集和评估（提供置信度分数）现有最佳科学证据，以支持评估退役方案对主要海洋生境和物种的影响，包括以创新自然资本为重点;（3）吸引最终用户（包括行业、行业机构、SNCB、监管机构和学术界），以提供概念验证、确定证据来源并提供案例研究;（4）使用来自北诺福克沙洲和土星礁cSAC/SCI的行业主导案例研究实例，评估退役方案对MPA合格特征和场地完整性的潜在短期和长期影响，（5）为最终用户提供一种创新和方便用户的循证方法，以更好地了解退役对海洋保护区和更广泛的海洋环境的风险、机会和影响。- 减少对海洋生态系统的影响;-最大限度地提供生态系统服务;-改善科学证据基础，以支持可持续的退役（以及海洋保护区内的可再生能源和其他建设活动）。经济效益：-支持透明的决策过程，减少对方法选择提出质疑的可能性，并减少对退役方案进行监管审查的相关额外时间和成本;-及早了解退役作业带来的风险和机遇;- 加强与学术界的联系，以影响未来的研究议程，提供与工业相关的知识，以及-提高决策支持产品向其他领域转移的潜力。（认知效益）;-确定海洋保护区内外退役方案的未实现效益;-确定知识差距，提高公共研究支出的效率;-通过出口英国科学卓越成果，为全球退役解决方案提供信息，提高声誉。关键词：决策支持文件，利益相关者，海洋保护区，退役，石油和天然气，证据，评估，案例研究主要利益相关者：BEIS，JNCC，NE，SNH，石油和天然气行业，石油和天然气行业代表，Marine Scotland，MMO

Project Description:DECOM-MPA will develop a Decision Support Document (DSD) and strengthen the evidence base to support decision making for decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure on the qualifying features and integrity of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The DSD will meet the current requirements of the regulatory regime, but provide flexibility to evolve in response to changing regulations. Stakeholders as partners is considered essential to a successful project and significantly increases the likelihood that outputs will be applied to real-world decision-making.Objectives:(1) To develop a user-friendly DSD to facilitate decision-making for understanding the impacts (positive and negative) of decommissioning operations on the condition of MPA qualifying features and site integrity;(2) To gather and assess (providing confidence scores) the best available scientific evidence to underpin the assessment of impacts of decommissioning options on major marine habitats and species, including taking an innovative natural capital focus;(3) To engage end-users (incl. industry, industry bodies, SNCBs, regulators & academia) throughout the project to provide proof of concept, identify sources of evidence and provide case studies;(4) To assess potential short and long-term impacts of decommissioning options on MPA qualifying features and site integrity using industry-led case study examples from the North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reefs cSAC/SCI, and(5) To provide end-users with an innovative and user-friendly evidence-based approach to better understand the risks, opportunities and impacts of decommissioning on MPAs and the wider marine environment.Impacts:Although it is unlikely that the full impacts of DECOM-MPA will be measurable within the project timescale, expected impacts will provide the best combination of:Environmental benefits:- maintained or enhanced MPA integrity;- reduced impact on marine ecosystems;- maximisation of ecosystem service provision;- improved scientific evidence base to support sustainable decommissioning (as well as renewable energy and other construction activities within MPAs).Economic benefits:- support a transparent decision process, decreasing the likelihood of challenging the method selection and reducing associated additional time and cost of regulatory reviews of decommissioning programmes;- early insights into risks and opportunities presented by decommissioning operations;- strengthened links with academia to influence the future research agenda to deliver industry-relevant knowledge, and- enhancing transferability potential of decision support products to other areas.Societal benefits:- enhanced sustainability and societal acceptability of selected decommissioning options;- translating existing knowledge to make it useable and accessible to users;- improved knowledge gained through research (cognitive benefits);- identifying unrealised benefits from decommissioning options within and out with MPAs;- identified knowledge gaps improving efficiency of public research spending, and- enhanced reputation by exporting UK scientific excellence to inform global decommissioning solutions.Keywords: Decision Support Document, stakeholders, Marine Protected Areas, decommissioning, oil & gas, evidence, assessment, case studiesKey Stakeholders: BEIS, JNCC, NE, SNH, Oil and Gas Industry, Oil and Gas Industry Representatives, Marine Scotland, MMO