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Sophus zu Ermgassen nominated for NERC Impact Award

21st November 2023

We’re proud to be working alongside Sophus zu Ermgassen, who has been nominated for a NERC Impact Award. His research has helped to balance development with nature recovery by informing England’s biodiversity net gain policy. Sophus is a finalist in the NERC Impact Awards 2023, which shine a spotlight on the UK science at the […]

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Pioneering Nature-Positive Pathways: Organisational Approaches for delivering Nature Recovery

13th November 2023

The Global Biodiversity Framework calls upon the private sector to contribute to nature recovery. But so much about the concept of Nature Positive is ill defined, making it challenging for businesses (and society as a whole) to understand the major shifts required to achieve it. More research is crucial to help guide and prioritize business […]

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Fixing the gaps in England’s ‘biodiversity net-gain’ policy

7th November 2023

Author: Dr Sophus ze Ermgassen England will soon introduce one of the world’s most ambitious biodiversity policies in “Biodiversity Net Gain”. This policy effectively mandates that any new development leaves biodiversity in a better state than before it was constructed. It was initially meant to go into effect in November, but the government has pushed back its […]

Catch Wytham Woods on Countryfile on 5 November

2nd November 2023

Earlier in October, the BBC Countryfile team returned once more to Wytham Woods to film for an upcoming episode, part of the 12-month Wild Britain initiative that’s aimed at galvanising support for saving the UK’s endangered wildlife. Ellie Harrison and Hamza Yassin visited the Woods, with the latter climbing into their canopy to learn more […]

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Highlands Rewilding Unveils Roadmap for Inclusive Nature-Based Solutions

23rd October 2023

Author: Dr. Caitlin Hafferty Highlands Rewilding, a pioneering initiative seeking to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis through accelerating nature-based solutions, has released a comprehensive “Engagement Roadmap”. This roadmap, developed in collaboration with researchers from the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and Agile Initiative, alongside Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), presents a strategy for effective public […]

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Who gets a say and who doesn’t? with Dr Alix Dietzel and Dr. Caitlin Hafferty

17th October 2023

In this episode Dr Alix Dietzel and Dr. Caitlin Hafferty discuss ‘Just transitions’ and different approaches to societal change, whether it be decarbonisation or recovering nature. If we only focus on technical aspects it will eliminate the voices of those who are directly impacted. For change to be effective and purposeful, it’s essential that people […]

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