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Is phosphate in estuaries and coastal waters an important factor for eutrophication?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): phosphate in estuaries and coastal waters an important factor for eutrophication ,”phosphate , estuaries , Coastal Waters, Eutropication”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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Is prey availability limiting marine mammal populations in Welsh waters?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Prey availability limiting marine mammal populations in Welsh waters,”Prey availability, Marine mammals, Population limitations, Welsh waters”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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Is Salicornia gathering an issue to pioneer saltmarsh, what levels of gathering would be appropriate, and could this be licenced?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Salicornia gathering as an issue for pioneer saltmarsh,”Salicornia, Saltmarsh gathering, Habitat management, Licensing”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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Is saltmarsh developing further up estuaries than previous distribution and moving inland where unconstrained?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Evaluate extent of pressure and identify areas for intervention. Inform resilience.
Keywords (discipline, other): Coastal margins
Freshwater
Enclosed farmland
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
Climate change
Biodiversity
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: n/a n/a Email Address: Phone: NA
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Is the building industry becoming more or less sustainable in its consumption of energy and generation of greenhouse gasses?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
The building industry is a major consumer of energy, and generates significant amounts of greenhouse gas from its supply chain including the production of cement and steel . Most of their activity relates to urban areas. Data on this is available at a UK level, but it is harder to obtain for Wales.
Keywords (discipline, other): Architecture, building, energy consumption, climate change, greenhouse gas, supply chain, materials, urban, impact
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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Is the building industry becoming more or less sustainable in its use of materials, and its production of waste?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
The building industry is a major consumer of materials and energy, and produces significant amounts of waste. Most of their activity relates to urban areas. Data on this is available at a UK level, but it is harder to obtain for Wales.
Keywords (discipline, other): Architecture, sustainable, materials, waste, building, energy, urban
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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Link between ambient environmental temperatures and several forms of cataract
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744422/
Transient elevation of temperature promotes cross-linking of α-crystallin-client proteins through formation of advanced glycation endproducts: A potential role in presbyopia and cataracts
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7764252/
Effect of a Lens Protein in Low-Temperature Culture of Novel Immortalized Human Lens Epithelial Cells (iHLEC-NY2)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008244/
Associations of Humidity and Temperature With Cataracts Among Older Adults in China
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3718905/
Rise in lens temperature on exposure to sunlight or high ambient temperature
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3700027/
Physical factors in cataractogenesis: ambient ultraviolet radiation and temperature
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2127035
The Relationship between Body and Ambient Temperature and Corneal Temperature
Keywords (discipline, other): Optometry, cataract, temperature, climate change
Website/URL links: https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=A673B09CD3ADE8F9!70595&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL28vcyFBdm5vcmRPY3NIT21oS2REa0RONzJYd2RpWWljSWc_ZT1LcEpUYUQ&wd=target%28Optometry.one%7Cc0c23a92-4ada-40c1-b549-4bf32d2ae70e%2FProject%20Ideas%7Cdc1ac558-d2fa-40bc-ae6a-a9fab3ddbc49%2F%29&wdorigin=NavigationUrl
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: No Organisation:
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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Mapping exercise looking at (1) area in Wales that are deprived in nature (2) areas in Wales that are dependant on an industry / employer (3) where that industry / employer will be phased out as part of a just transition with (4) optional research into areas in Wales with an education deficit. After mapping the above, to overlay the individual maps and create a ‘heat map’ of areas in Wales where an investment in nature-based green jobs would have the maximum impact on nature, communities, and people as part of a just transition.
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Previous research has found that the right investment in nature restoration could deliver up to 7,000 nature-based green jobs in Wales over the next decade. However, there is a real need to understand what jobs and skills need to be created where, in order to truly deliver for nature and for communities. A ‘heat map’ could help develop a spatial approach to delivering the right job in the right place. In order to ensure its relevance, the research could:
1. Link into the ongoing work of the Nature Service Wales Partnership to help shape future policy
2. Help shape the delivery of pilot projects that provide nature based green skills and jobs across Wales
3. Provide a comms piece for all work on green jobs and a just transition in the lead up to the next Senedd elections
Keywords (discipline, other): Geography, nature, industry, education, impact, GIS, Just Transition, communications, politics, policy
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Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: RSPB
Contact Details
Name: Tabea.wilkes@rspb.org.uk Wilkes Email Address: tabea.wilkes@rspb.org.uk Phone: NA
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Movement of mooring lines/catenary chains from Floating Offshore Windfarms on soft sediment habitats – is the impact temporary or long-lasting?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Impact of mooring lines from Floating Offshore Windfarms on soft sediment habitats,”Mooring lines, Floating offshore wind, Soft sediment habitats, Environmental impact, Marine ecosystems”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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Nature connection through tourism and the question of the ‘ideal’ tourist.
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Access to nature and nature connection more generally is a key matter when it comes to moving the needle. In my work with national parks there is a distinction between the ‘right’ type of visitor – monied, educated, well-equipped, and invariably middle class, and the wrong kind – the bucket and spade brigade, generally working class, new to experiencing the outdoors, sorely lacking in nature connection as they are typically from urban areas. The latter deliver income to local communities, cause less trouble. The latter cause fires, leave rubbish, bring their sandwiches with them etc. etc. etc. All of our communities in the UK have been shown to be far removed from nature – we are among the least nature connected nations on the planet. The national parks strategize openly for capturing the ‘good’ kind of tourist but I feel that there are clear questions here that good research could be called to answer. There is a point at which the ‘bad’ becomes the good, through education, through exposure, through experience. All these people are setting out to meet the same need for wide open spaces, green and a sense of belonging in our natural landscapes. My question would be how can we as land managers, legislators, tourism operators and administrators meet these needs better and what levers do we have towards pushing visitors towards genuine connection? Is promoting nature based tourism one way? Outdoor recreation is another? A right to roam allowing a less prescriptive experience off the beaten path? The research is clear that nature connection aside from all other benefits moves people towards taking action on climate change. So this seems a key challenge – how do we better utilise the millions who flow into the countryside every year and move their experience away from nature being a backdrop to their pictures, to a genuine part of their lives. Should we see people as ‘the wrong kind of tourist’, or are we merely offering the wrong kinds of experiences?
Keywords (discipline, other): Politics, economics, psychology, nature connection, access, hospitality, discrimination, littering, outdoor, sports science
Website/URL links: https://cardiff.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1ea638c7-5faa-4b96-bdab-b1d400cadcb9
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: No Organisation: British Mountaineering Council
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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