Why do we need to monitor the natural environment?

Because it enables us to assess the current status of the environment and to understand the causes of change.

National-scale integrated monitoring of the natural environment will:

  • Allow us to better understand the status and dynamics of air, land, soil, water and biodiversity.
  • Build upon established approaches while incorporating advances in sensor technology and data analytics.
  • Provide multi-scale data and metrics to support emerging research priorities.
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Data
Data schedules and packages, data labs, case studies.
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Engagement
The pivotal role of community engagement is clear in all work packages of UK-SCAPE and is summarised in the three pillars of co-design, co-delivery and co-development.
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Projects
UK-SCAPE funds more than 20 national capability projects.
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Programmes

Soil sampling
Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics (SOC-D)
Informed, sustainable management of soil organic carbon mitigates climate change and secures healthy, productive soils for future generations.
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Motorway junction
Spatially explicit Projections of EnvironmEntal Drivers (SPEED)
Creating spatially-explicit projections (maps) of drivers under different scenarios and modelling the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem function.
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