21: CIEEM Has a New President, UK Budget & COP29
12/02/24 • 36 min
In this episode, we speak to Penny Lewns (CIEEM's new President) and Richard Handley (CIEEM's now past President) about CIEEM's achievements over the past three years and ambitions for the next three years.
We also discuss what's in the UK's Budget for nature, COP16 and COP29, the controversial £100m bat shed on the HS2 railway route and a new governing body in Northern Ireland.
Nature In A Nutshell is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We are the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Visit our website: https://cieem.net/
Show notes:
- What's in the Autumn budget for nature?
- COP16 roundup
- COP29 roundup
- Stalemate at COP16 has left global biodiversity progress uncertain
- Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says
- New independent panel to consider options for a NI environment protection agency
- Endangered mountain trees making a comeback in Scotland, study shows
- Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years
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In this episode, we speak to Penny Lewns (CIEEM's new President) and Richard Handley (CIEEM's now past President) about CIEEM's achievements over the past three years and ambitions for the next three years.
We also discuss what's in the UK's Budget for nature, COP16 and COP29, the controversial £100m bat shed on the HS2 railway route and a new governing body in Northern Ireland.
Nature In A Nutshell is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We are the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Visit our website: https://cieem.net/
Show notes:
- What's in the Autumn budget for nature?
- COP16 roundup
- COP29 roundup
- Stalemate at COP16 has left global biodiversity progress uncertain
- Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says
- New independent panel to consider options for a NI environment protection agency
- Endangered mountain trees making a comeback in Scotland, study shows
- Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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20: Biodiversity Net Gain in England with Defra's Helen Fearnley
In this episode, we get your questions about Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) answered by Helen Fearnley who works in Defra's BNG team.
We also cover BNG in Ireland and the Nature COP or COP16 in Colombia.
Nature In A Nutshell is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We are the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Visit our website: https://cieem.net/
Show notes:
- CIEEM's BNG webpage
- Planning portal: Application system update: Ensuring eligibility for the most used Biodiversity Net Gain exemptions
- Planning Advisory Service: BNG
- Statutory biodiversity metric tools and guides
- CIEEM Briefing Paper: Biodiversity Net Gain in Ireland
- COP16 kicks off in Colombia
- Twelve sites were added to the IUCN's green list
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22: 2024 Environmental Policy Roundup and 2025 Predictions
In this episode, we share our 2024 environmental policy highlights from BNG to the new UK Government, and we also look ahead to what the ecology sector can expect in 2025.
Nature In A Nutshell is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We are the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Visit our website: https://cieem.net/
Show notes:
- Delivering the UK Government’s Nature Recovery Agenda
- We Have a New UK Government
- Transition to Sustainable Farming Scheme delayed to 2026
- What’s in the Autumn Budget for nature?
- Andrew Muir named as Environment Minister for Northern Ireland
- The Environmental Policy Forums Priorities for the Next Government
- Nature COP16 Roundup
- Welsh Budget 2025-26: what’s in it for nature?
- Scotland’s budget 2025-26: what’s in it for nature?
- COP 29 Roundup
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