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Delivering biodiversity AND environmental net gain using the natural capital approach – practical implementation

Martina Girvan, Arcadis & Jenny Merriman, WSP Given existing and emerging UK policy, it is important that industry be prepared to implement biodiversity and environmental net gain in development projects of varying sizes. The session will discuss how advances in natural capital science and policy

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

Integrating natural capital approaches for land managers

Paola Ovando, The James Hutton Institute, supported by AECOM and Marta Santamaria, Natural Capital Coalition This session highlights the use of natural capital thinking and approaches in different sectors from a policy and practical perspective. The session will comprise short oral presentations that combine conceptual

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

It’s not fair: reducing urban health inequalities through better management of natural capital

Ruth Waters & Dave Stone, Natural England Good quality natural capital benefits health and wellbeing.  But these assets are not distributed evenly or fairly throughout society.  Consequently, there are environmental and health inequalities which are particularly marked in urban areas.  The purpose of this session

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

Valuing nature beyond economics: structures for sustainability

Richard Gunton, University of Winchester This session explores ways in which different human values underpin natural capital conversations, and offers tools to help build such values into institutional cultures, governance structures and policy development. It looks at the values that are implicit or explicit in

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

Pioneering natural capital approaches in the marine environment

Aisling Lannin, Marine Management Organisation The Marine Pioneer (2017-2020) is trialling the application of a natural capital approach to managing impacts on the marine environment, integrating planning and delivery for improving and restoring the marine environment, exploring sustainable funding methods and sharing best practice.  This

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

Implementing “wholescapes” guidance: challenges and opportunities to reconnect policy and people from land to sea

Edward Maltby, University of Liverpool & Mike Acreman, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology This session will focus on the follow-up to one of the key recommendations from the Valuing our Life Support Systems 2014 Summit on partnerships for land and water management: “Wholescape thinking: towards

February 13th, 2019|NCI|

Valuing nature – what works? What have we learned from the Valuing Nature Programme about working across disciplines and with decision-makers?

Hosted by Ece Ozdemiroglu, Valuing Nature Network We are now in the final year of the five-year Valuing Nature Programme to improve our understanding of how valuation can improve decision-making on the natural environment. In this session we will hear from project leads about the

February 13th, 2019|NCI|