Introduction to the Biodiversity Metric Watercourse Module

Description

This course will provide an introduction to the Biodiversity Metric Watercourse module and how to proceed with a Watercourse metric assessment, explaining
(i) its context as part of the wider Biodiversity Metric (4.1) ;
(ii) the seven individual components that make up the Watercourse metric;
(iii) what information is needed for each component in order to complete the BM 4.1 Watercourse Metric spreadsheet, and how to access it;
(iv) how to approach a Watercourse metric assessment for different types of project

Who Should Attend?

This course will be suitable for any environmental professionals involved in planning or undertaking Biodiversity Net Gain assessments. Delegates will include ecologists / geomorphologists / conservation managers or project leads in public, private or NGO sector organisations.

It does not assume or require prior knowledge of river/stream theory or training, however it will deliver the greatest benefit for those with an awareness of Biodiversity Net Gain and BM 4.1.

The course is designed to be complementary to CIEEM’s Biodiversity Net Gain course and the Watercourse Condition Assessment training course provided by Cartographer, but nether course is a requirement for the other one.

This course will welcome a diverse mix of disciplines in delegate groups to encourage awareness of the benefits of taking an interdisciplinary approach to integrated (ecological/geomorphological) assessment.

Knowledge Level

Beginner - Intermediate

Prior Knowledge

Knowledge of the Biodiversity Metric 4.1 and/or Net Gain will be useful but is not essential.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand what the BM 4.1 Watercourse Metric is, what it includes and does not.
• Identify what data and analysis are needed to enable the Watercourse Metric assessment to be completed in the BM2.0 spreadsheet
• Find the necessary guidance and support options for calculating the Watercourse Condition Assessment
• Plan a Watercourse assessment at a typical development site (using a case study examples)
• Plan and identify additional support options for a Watercourse Metric assessment at an atypical / complex development site (using case study examples)

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