CIEEM 2024 Scotland Conference Reshaping Scotland: Nature Restoration in Action

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Description

Scotland is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, ranking 28th from bottom out of more than 240 countries, as measured by the Biodiversity Intactness Index, conveying the need for ambition and urgency to restore nature across Scotland.

In the 'Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045: Tackling the Nature Emergency', there is the ambition for Scotland to be nature positive by 2030 and to have restored and regenerated biodiversity across the country by 2045. Nature restoration targets for Scotland will be in the forthcoming Natural Environment Bill and internationally there is the EU's Nature Restoration Law.

This conference will look at how nature restoration is being achieved in Scotland at present and what will need to be achieved in the future to ensure we are nature positive.

First speakers announced:

• South Scotland's largest community buy-out: Creating the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve - Jenny Barlow CEnv, Langholm Initiative

• Delivery of peatland restoration at scale; Monitoring success and sharing lessons learnt - Rachel Short MCIEEM, ScottishPower Renewables

• The Cairngorms Beaver Project: Lessons in landscape-scale restoration - Dr Robert Needham, Beaver Trust and Dr Sally Mackenzie, Cairngorms National Park Authority

• EcoUplift: Designing NatureNetworks with connectivity, corridors and optimisation - Dr Peter Hurley and Dr Lewis Deacon MCIEEM, CEnv, AECOM

• Developing a Scottish biodiversity metric for the planning system - Paul Taylor and Craig Smith, NatureScot

Knowledge Level

Suitable for all

 

 

For Scottish Environment LINK Members, please select 'CIEEM Member' rate

Tickets

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