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BAP science: the capacity issue
All LBAPs contain targets involving research and monitoring. The collective body of work identified for priority species and habitats is large and very complex. The delivery of these targets assumes that LBAP partner organisations have the science capacity to undertake this work. For many LBAP partners (even collectively), they may not have sufficient staff with relevant research, analysis and interpretation experience to address all of the needs identified within action plans. LBAP partners therefore have two options: (i) provide science training for staff or (ii) seek collaboration with a research partner. However, providing appropriate training can be prohibitively costly, and establishing links with universities requires time consuming research to find and develop potential academic partners.
