External reports

Looking across the natural capital landscape – a review of UK natural capital initiatives

Natural capital is increasingly recognised as an important concept, highlighting the role of nature in our society and businesses. At the moment there are several natural capital initiatives in the UK, promoting dialogue and knowledge exchange. The James Hutton Institute has reviewed UK natural capital

December 4th, 2017|External reports|

Government has no clear plan to reach Sustainable Development Goals

Last week, the Environmental Audit Committee published a report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the UK. The countries of the United Nations adopted this set of 17 goals in September 2015, aiming to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity

May 4th, 2017|External reports|

Green care for mental health – new report on best practices in social prescribing

Copyright: Natural England/Robin Chittenden We all know that spending time in nature is good for our minds and our bodies. There is now a plethora of research on the links between natural environments and human health (Defra recently published an evidence statement providing

March 31st, 2017|External reports|

Natural Capital Committee launches 4th report

The fourth report of the Natural Capital Committee (NCC) was launched at Defra headquarters in Nobel House on Wednesday night. Daija Angeli attended on behalf of NCI. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was busy, Dieter Helm said, with “this little

February 10th, 2017|External reports|

Driving nature up the agenda – New briefing note on sticking points and how to overcome them

Researchers at the University of East Anglia, Exeter University and James Hutton Institute have published a briefing note identifying a set of 'sticking points' that they believe inhibit the consideration of the natural environment in decision-making. The UK is seen as world-leading in synthesising our

January 18th, 2017|External reports, Science|

Unpacking the Natural Capital Protocol

A key milestone was reached this summer with the launch of the Natural Capital Coalition’s Natural Capital Protocol.  Helen Dunn explores the protocol in more depth including next steps. The Protocol is “a standardised framework to identify, measure and value direct and indirect impacts (positive

September 26th, 2016|Business, Collaboration, External reports, NCI|

Natural Capital Protocol – An Introduction

Today the Natural Capital Coalition launched the highly anticipated Natural Capital Protocol. So what is the Protocol, and how does it fit with the increase in ‘natural capital activity’ we’ve seen in the last few years? Here is a brief introduction to the protocol, the

July 13th, 2016|Business, Collaboration, External reports|