Solent to Sussex Bay Coastal Restoration Research Network

政府、投资者和公众越来越支持以自然为基础的解决方案，以应对生物多样性丧失、净零目标、气候变化和绿色经济需求、改善生态系统服务提供和社区利益，这导致活跃的沿海栖息地恢复项目迅速增加。然而，这些试点项目通常面临同样的挑战，特别是在将生物多样性和资金纳入海景恢复项目方面。开发一个平台，将各个修复项目和合作伙伴联系起来，并建立一个网络，共同创造解决方案，解决阻碍自然积极未来的障碍，这将支持项目的可持续性和成果的持久性。本提案中提议的研究网络将研究在海景恢复中优化金融和生物多样性整合的实际机会，以实现对自然有利的未来。我们的伙伴关系是多学科的，拥有来自学术、应用金融、生物多样性和治理领域的丰富经验和代表。我们的项目有三个主要阶段。首先，我们将利用现有的网络和伙伴关系，建立索伦特至苏塞克斯湾海景修复网络，将现有的海景修复项目连接起来。我们将发起一系列“发现”对话，共同制定该网络的研究议程。其次，我们将利用网络，在共同制定的议程指导下，举办主题研讨会，以确定可能的解决方案，支持在索伦特至苏塞克斯湾地区的海景恢复中加强金融和生物多样性的整合。鉴于在网络区域集中积极的修复活动所产生的丰富的海景修复经验，我们将采用“边做边学”的方式，这将借鉴项目合作伙伴的实际经验。这将通过网络讨论的重点研究加以补充，以填补更广泛的学术界和利益相关者团体确定的证据空白。第三，我们将结合我们对索伦特至苏塞克斯湾地区的深入研究结果，与英国各地的金融和生物多样性研究人员和从业者进行一系列全国性对话（通过四个全国性研讨会），以制定一个将生物多样性和金融整合到未来海景恢复项目中的框架。结果将形成一个框架，更好地将金融和生物多样性整合到海景恢复中，以实现对自然有利的未来；2)增强投资者对生物多样性恢复项目的信心。国家网络将为未来统一的中心辐射式网络做出贡献，以支持自然积极的英国。

There is increased government, investor, and public support for nature-based solutions to address biodiversity loss, net zero ambitions, climate change and green economy needs, improved ecosystem service delivery, and community benefits, which has led to a rapid increase in active coastal habitat restoration projects. However, these pilot projects typically face the same challenges, particularly related to the integration of biodiversity and finance into seascape restoration projects. Developing a platform that connects individual restoration projects and partnerships, and which builds a network to collectively create solutions that address barriers to a nature-positive future will support the sustainability of the projects and the durability of outcomes. The proposed research network in this proposal will examine practical opportunities to optimise the integration of finance and biodiversity within seascape restoration for a nature-positive future. Our partnership is multidisciplinary, with extensive experience and representation from the academic, applied finance, biodiversity and governance communities. Our project has three main stages. First, we will leverage existing networks and partnerships to establish the Solent to Sussex Bay Seascape Restoration Network which will connect existing seascape restoration projects. We will initiate a series of 'discovery' conversations to co-develop a research agenda for the network. Second, we will utilise the network and, guided by the co-developed agenda, hold themed workshops to identify possible solutions that support the enhanced integration of finance and biodiversity in seascape restoration in the Solent to Sussex Bay area. Given the wealth of experience in seascape restoration generated by the concentration of active restoration activities in the network area, we will adopt 'learning by doing' which will draw from the real-life experience of project partners. This will be supplemented by focused research scoped through network discussions to fill evidence gaps identified by the wider academic community and stakeholder groups. Third, we will combine the results of our intensive study of the Solent to Sussex Bay area with a series of national dialogues with the finance and biodiversity researchers and practitioners around the UK (through four national workshops) to develop a framework for integrating biodiversity and finance into future seascape restoration projects. The result will be 1) a framework to better integrate finance and biodiversity into seascape restoration for a nature-positive future, and 2) increased confidence of investors in biodiversity restoration projects. The national network will be well-placed to contribute to a future unified hub-and-spoke network to support a nature-positive UK.