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Ethny Childs
April 2023

Environmental practice must be informed by sound science. This is dependent on emerging science and research being effectively translated into legislation and practice in the environment sector, and for those working in applied environmental science to have a voice in the direction of future...

Nathalie Rey
March 2023

In the late hours of the 4th March 2023, after almost 1.5 days of non-stop negotiation, the world’s governments meeting at the United Nations in New York finally agreed on a Treaty text to protect the High Seas, or as it is officially known, for the conservation and sustainable use of marine...

Joseph Lewis
March 2023
person with goggles holding a plant

This article, published as part of the IES’s Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project, examines the past and potential future of the scientific process, as well as ways to integrate systems thinking, interdisciplinary approaches, and public engagement through scientific literacy...

Dr Rob Collins
March 2023


IES Environmental Policy Team · From the Archive 05 - The state of UK rivers

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Floods, droughts, sewage, agricultural runoff, hazardous chemicals, straightened concrete banks, barriers and invasive non-native species...

Mark Everard
February 2023

Professor Robert Costanza is familiar to many, perhaps most, scholars and practitioners of sustainable development, particularly those with an interest in the services and values of ecosystems. His contributions are eagerly awaited for insight and guidance. Whilst we are not generally short of...

Joseph Lewis
February 2023
Earth from space

Today (February 16th) is Kyoto Protocol Day, which commemorates the Protocol coming into force. In turn, it is an opportunity to reflect on the history of climate science during a time when the lessons with which we are now all-too familiar were still entering the mainstream of public...

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