Restrictions have been placed on fishing the critically-endangered European eel in Lough Neagh to try to restore the species
There have been 50,000 fish killed in Northern Ireland because of water pollution since 2020.
Rights of Nature could give Lough Neagh the same status as a person, entitled to the same protections.
A report says many of the measures are "well within the reach" of government and it was a matter of "moving away from planning into delivery".
The money will come from the last allocation from the Irish government's Shared Island Fund.
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says that a number of actions will be implemented for the 2026 season.
Campaigners gathered at several locations around Lough Neagh to come together to 'Sing for the Lough'.
The QUB team says it is the first time several techniques have been combined to analyse the effect.
Jan Carson examines flooding Lough Neagh in her new novel, but the idea isn't as far fetched as it sounds, because it was almost attempted before.
