The IES Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Community and the Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) are pleased to announce a new BNG in Practice Event Series, following the publication of their BNG in Practice Report earlier this month.
Drawing on insights from over 200 practitioners gathered through survey, workshop and interview data, the report provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced in the implementation of mandatory BNG one year after its introduction and makes over 20 recommendations to government, delivery organisations, and supporting bodies.
The BNG in Practice Event Series will explore some of the recommendations and areas of the report in more detail, through a variety of webinars, workshops and panel discussions across 2025.
Scheduled Events
Initial planned events include (further events may be added later in the year):
- Webinar: Harnessing BNG for Urban Flood Risk Management, 26th March, register now
- Small Sites Symposium, 2nd April
- Panel discussion: The new culture war? Development, nature and BNG 15th May
- Workshop at Dialogue between Disciplines: A systems approach to BNG, 23rd June
- Webinar: 21st century BNG monitoring with satellite data, remote sensing & citizen science, July date tbc
- Webinar: Panel discussion: What role should LERCs play in BNG? September date tbc
- Marine net gain, November date tbc
EPIC, EIA and ALGE members will automatically receive invitations to the events. If you are not an EPIC, EIA or ALGE member, but would like to receive information about the events you can join one of the communities, or you can request invites by emailing EPIC's Policy Officer Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).
For more information about the BNG in Practice project, or if you are interested in speaking at one of the events, again please contact EPIC Policy Officer Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).
