The IFB Programme has secured an additional £50,000 of funding from NERC to identify synergies across the programme and map the emerging research landscape. This work will take a broad view of the biodiversity–finance landscape, looking beyond current IFB work to identify future research priorities that meet the needs of policy and business.
To deliver this, the organising team is developing a multi-day workshop, in which participants will work to create, refine, and prioritise research questions. Inclusivity is central to the design. A wide range of voices—including early career researchers and external experts—will be invited into this process. The workshop will include contributions from policy makers and industry, encouraging participants to craft research questions which address the needs of policy and business in the transition to a green economy.
With this additional NERC funding, we have a unique moment to step back, join the dots across the programme, and set a bold, strategic direction for biodiversity–finance research in the UK.
Dr Nick Isaac, IFB Programme Leader
The workshop will result in outputs with clear pathways to impact, including a report for NERC on the state of the current research landscape and identified priority research questions mapped onto strategic drivers such as the Industrial Strategy. Anyone interested in participating in the workshop should contact natduf@ceh.ac.uk.