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What interventions are needed to increase the use of Welsh grown timber in construction in Wales, to support decarbonisation and a regenerative economy?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
The use of more Welsh grown timber in construction would generate multiple ecosystem services and well-being benefits. Understanding exactly how all players need to come together to achieve this would help inform future policy and delivery mechanisms.
Keywords (discipline, other): Woodland
Energy
Climate change
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
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What interventions promote health related use of the environment?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To improve our assessment of healthy places
Keywords (discipline, other): Healthy places
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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What is causing persistent cliffing of frontal dunes?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
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Keywords (discipline, other): Causes of persistent cliffing of frontal dunes
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: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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What is driving the decline of Kittiwake in Wales?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To inform our understanding of and advice on building resilient marine ecosystems. Kittiwake is an iconic seabird in Wales and a feature of a number of SSSIs and Skomer and Skokholm and the Seas off Pembrokeshire SPA. According to the most recent results from the seabird census there has been a 40% decline in Kittiwake populations in Wales. The main theory is that it is climate change driven but Kittiwakes eat similar prey species to auks which have doubled their population over the last 15-20 years. A project is needed to collate existing information as well as setting up various monitoring e.g. camera traps, which could give information about numerous colonies around Wales
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine
Coastal Margins
Ecosystem resilience
Biodiversity
Climate change
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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What is good condition for improved grassland and arable land? How could it be measured?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To be able to measure progress towards sustainable management of natural resources we need to understand good condition of productive land and to be able to measure it.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Ecosystem resilience
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
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What is restricting the recovery of arctic-alpine plants? Have there been genetic bottlenecks, is there a need to boost or migrate populations, or do we need land management changes?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Wales supports a distinctive suite of arctic-alpine flora and fauna. While threatened by climate change, its resilience and ability to resist or respond to change is compromised by past and present landuse, pollution, and isolation. Ecological studies of these species are required to determine the key factors to address.
Keywords (discipline, other): Mountains, moorland, and heath
Biodiversity
Ecosystem resilience
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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What is the area of crops grown for biomass or biofuel?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
These crops are part of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for combating climate change. There is currently no reliable baseline of their extent.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Energy
Ecosystem resilience
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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What is the baseline biodiversity within urban areas of Wales? And what ecosystem services does urban biodiversity provide?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To understand the ecosystem services provided by urban ecosystems we need to know the baseline levels of biodiversity. Biodiversity in urban ecosystems is often overlooked. Reliable and replicable estimates are needed in place of acedotal information to provide us with the evidence to enhance or maintain biodiversity within our urban ecosystems. Understanding this at all levels of biodiversity (ecosystem, species, genetic) would be desirable.
Keywords (discipline, other): Urban
Ecosystem resilience
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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What is the baseline extent of traditional orchards, parkland, hedgerows, veteran trees and arable plant assemblages?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Stocks of natural resources are a basic measure of sustainable management of natural resources. The majority of the habitat extent data is based on partial surveys such as for parkland, traditional orchards, extensive arable, hedgerows, out of date surveys such as for improved and semi-improved grassland or has no baseline extend data at all such as for wood pasture, veteran trees.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Woodland
Urban
Biodiversity
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
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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What is the bathymetry and morphodynamics of Turbot Bank and surrounding areas?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
This project would focus on the Turbot Bank and other large areas of mobile sediment around the approaches to Milford Haven. There is future anthropogenic activity anticipated in this area, primarily relating to cable routes, but minimal bathymetric data in the area and no knowledge on the mobility and stability of the seabed over the wider area. This increases risk in the consenting process and makes management of the Annex 1 Sandbank habitat of Turbot Bank difficult. The project would collect at least one set of multibeam bathymetry to compare to the CCW 2012 survey. Ideally, additional targeted repeat bathymetry surveys would be used to better understand mobility. This understanding would then be used to develop preferred management options with regards cable routing and laying, as well as other activities. The data will also be useful for future marine condition assessments, Turbot Bank could not be assessed for topography in the current round. Next steps and progress: Investigating third-party data.
Keywords (discipline, other): Bathymetry, Turbot Bank, mobile sediment, Milford Haven, multibeam bathymetry, Sandbank habitat, CCW 2012, cable routing, marine condition assessments
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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