Natural Capital Evidence Handbook: to support place-based planning and decision-making – NERR092 (naturalengland.org.uk) This report and associated publications is about how to come to shared strategic understanding about the natural environment, in a place, using a natural capital evidence base. It is about working collaboratively and in partnership so that we can do more to […]
JNCC ‘Finding solutions to tackle climate change is a key priority for the UK and international community. One emerging area of focus is ‘nature-based solutions’ to and the crucial role to play in taking action on climate adaptation, resilience, mitigation and biodiversity loss. This is why ‘Nature’ is a key theme at the UN Framework […]
Wiser Decision Making Environmental managers and researchers place a high value and trust in scientific and economic evidence as being crucial to wise decision-making. But investment in gathering evidence for use in decision-making is not matched by investment in the decision-making process itself. Many people think good decisions results from this: gather the best available […]
External decision making and implementation mapping of marine plans – MMO Evidence report 1155 The MMO has published a new research report looking at how and where marine plans are being used in decision-making by public bodies. The report “External decision making and implementation mapping of marine plans” identified a total of 29 government bodies, […]
Translating Green Infrastructure research into decision making and practice By Dr Ingo Schüder, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has been promoting research on Green Infrastructure over recent years. A recent call for a Knowledge Exchange Fellow for urban Green Infrastructure was opened in March 2017. Click here to see […]