Robust ESG data for biodiversity
Financial institutions are increasingly aware of and interested in biodiversity- and nature- risks and opportunities, but such attempts have often been hindered by incomplete, incomparable and unreliable environment, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and scores.
Mining the efficacy of Nature-based solutions
AI researchers are working closely with the Nature-based Solutions Initiative to mine the evidence base for the effectiveness of nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation
An investigation into the impact of different measures of vegetation cover and characteristics in urban areas on mental health in Birmingham
This was a desk-based project using the exceptional tree-data and greenspace data sets from Birmingham City along with the Small Area Mental Health Index to determine which aspect of nature are associated with the most positive mental health outcomes.
Institutional innovations for nature recovery
A power-sensitive and multi-level analysis of institutions involved in pursuing landscape scale nature recovery and their intersection with questions of equity and justice in the UK and Ghana.
Governing sustainable finance for effective and equitable nature recovery
Developing a typology of financing models for nature recovery and assessing how different modalities of finance shape dynamics of equity, collaboration and conflict in nature recovery.
Innovative methods to connect and communicate between disciplines
Establishing evidence-based methods to bridge scientific fields for nature recovery.
