Show Notes
In this episode of Nature In A Nutshell, we chat with Daniel Lock, Director of the Nature Service Wales, about the ambitious vision for the initiative, designed to help drive nature recovery across Wales by creating opportunities for people to learn, participate and build careers in the environmental sector.
We discuss why nature recovery is as much a people challenge as an ecological one, the skills and capacity Wales will need to meet its environmental ambitions, and how barriers to accessing nature careers can be removed. The conversation also examines workforce development, fairer pathways into ecology, the role of professional bodies such as CIEEM, and whether Wales is ready to deliver emerging policy commitments such as Net Benefits for Biodiversity.
Jason also reflects on his three days at the Labour Party Conference where CIEEM was a partner in a full day of nature-focused events as well as a delegate at the main conference.
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