12: Ecological Restoration, BNG, New Northern Ireland Government & New Marine Protections
Nature In A NutshellShow Notes
In this episode of Nature In A Nutshell, we welcome James Hicks and Tim Graham from CIEEM's Ecological Restoration and Habitat Creation Special Interest Group to talk about the recently published Good Practice Guidance for Ecological Restoration, to help ecologists and environmental managers to design and deliver robust ecological restoration projects.
We also discuss Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) going live in February, the new Northern Ireland Government and Environment Minister, new marine protections, Scotland farming subsidies, and a new environmental watchdog in Wales.
We also cover the positive news of the Michael Mann lawsuit and black rhinos on the rise in Kenya.
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Show notes: CIEEM's Ecological Restoration and Habitat Creation Special Interest Group Good Practice Guidance for Ecological Restoration document Biodiversity Net Gain updates on CIEEM's website CIEEM's Biodiversity Net Gain training CIEEM's Spring Conference on Biodiversity Net Gain Andrew Muir named as Environment Minister for Northern Ireland New NI environment minister backs creation of new ‘independent environmental protection agency’ Minister Muir pledges urgent action on Lough Neagh O’Dowd reaffirms commitment to promoting biodiversity and protecting the environment CIEEM's Ireland Conference on Environmental Policy and Legislation in Ireland Welsh Government Consulting on Environmental Watchdog, Environmental Principles and Nature Recovery Framework Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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