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On 20 October, the UK environment department Defra announced a new research call through the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate programme. Proposals will address drivers of biodiversity loss in the Amazon, Congo Basin and Coral Triangle. The window for submitting initial concept notes is open. [1]
The call covers relationships between societies and ecosystems, commodity markets and financial flows, and how institutions work. Projects will study and test changes that can inform public decisions. This is a newly announced research opportunity, not evidence that the three regions are already recovering or that proposed measures will succeed. [1]
The bright side
Examining economic incentives and rules allows research to investigate pressures on nature beyond interventions inside protected sites alone. [1]
One idea, in simple words
On 20 October, Defra, a UK government department, announced a research call covering three regions: the Amazon, Congo Basin and Coral Triangle. The call invites proposals to investigate the drivers of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity means the variety of living things and their environments. Researchers can examine behaviour, trade, investment and rules. Imagine, as an example, a financial decision that changes how land is used: understanding its effects on nature also means studying that decision. The window for submitting initial ideas is open. Projects will need to produce knowledge that can help public choices. The news therefore concerns the start of future research, rather than forests or seas that have already improved because of this call. [1]
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- Defra launches new research in the Amazon, Congo and Coral Triangle Defra · 20 Oct 2026
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