The UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) summit on biodiversity, COP15, has now begun, and will be taking place from 7th December to 19th December 2023 in Montreal, Canada. The summit was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was significantly delayed, principally...
As we mark another World Soil Day, this year seems to be ever more pertinent given the increased need and pressure to address climate change and other global problems that will affect the sustainable future of our planet. Lots of people may not have considered that a key solution has been right...
This webinar starts with a brief introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the current requirements to address greenhouse gas emissions in EIA. Some practical examples of how these requirements have been reflected in recent practice will then be discussed, including the...
With the growing number of electric vehicles on the roads, the question looms - what to do with the batteries when these vehicles reach the end of life? This webinar will explore the pathways to a circular economy of electric vehicle batteries, considering the reuse and recycling of lithium-ion...
Much of the talk at COP27 was around green finance – how to get money working for the benefit of the natural environment and the climate. In this talk, Matt Whitney outlined a model for leveraging green finance at the county-level to deliver against local strategic objectives. Biodiversity Net...
environmental SCIENTIST | Ecosystem restoration: Securing biodiversity, complexity and resilience | September 2022
Kirsty Park, Ben McCarthy and Jim Harris examine the drivers and challenges of setting and achieving...
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