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Jon Davies and Tom Henman

Brownfield land: BNG and other opportunities

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

In this webinar Jon Davies and Tom Henman talked about the biodiversity value and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG potential) of brownfield sites as well as the other constraints and opportunities often associated with contamination, landfill and other issues. They also discussed an options appraisal...

Recent reports

Turning the Tide: Systems thinking for a sustainable ocean

Launched in 2023, Turning the Tide: Systems thinking for a sustainable ocean was a long-term...
Annual Report 2024

Our annual report provides an opportunity for our members and stakeholders to find out more about the IES and our activities over the last year.

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Knowledge in a world of transformative change

Throughout 2024 and early 2025, the IES engaged in a thematic project exploring the...
An evidence-informed environment

The state of the environment has never been subject to such a high degree of scrutiny and observation as it is now.

As a result, we have more evidence than...
BNG in Practice: One year on from mandatory implementation

Mandatory BNG is a world-leading piece of legislation that aims to ensure development delivers for nature. It came into force for major...

Recent journals

Who pays? Money, power and risk in sustainable finance

This issue of environmental SCIENTIST turns to one of the most contentious and complex topics within the environmental sector: finance. The edition considers how we can harness finance to advance...
A Planetary Prescription

This issue of environmental SCIENTIST sheds light on the ways in which human health and the environment are inextricably linked. Articles explore the complexities of well-known issues such as PFAS...
Counting on Net Gain

This issue of the journal examines an idea that is gaining traction in environmental thinking in recent years: net gain.

Approaching this topic from a range of different disciplines and...
Where Green Meets Machine

Innovations in AI, machine learning, and other digital technologies are already offering enormous benefits for environmental science, and for the health of our ecosystems. Yet with these...
Britain's Natural Capital

Britain’s natural environment is often viewed as something that exists independently of our financial and governance systems. Whilst there are questions about whether we should reduce nature to a...