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Parliamentary committee calls for new Land Use Commission to be established in England
The House of Lords Land Use Committee has today published a new report, Making the most of England’s Land. In this blog IEMA’s Head of Policy, Ben Goodwin, examines some of its key recommendations.
Release of new Nature Positive Business Pledge
IEMA has been working with the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum, the ICC, the Aldersgate Group, and the RSPB to release a new pledge for business on nature-positive actions.
UN Biodiversity Conference COP 15 kicks off in Canada
The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP 15, officially started in Montreal, Canada, this week where between 16,000-17,000 people are expected to attend over the coming days.
MP’s debate greening the UK’s financial system
Following on from the Westminster Hall debate on greening the financial system that took place last week, Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer discusses the importance of the development and delivery of the UK Green T...
IEMA launches Biodiversity and Natural Capital Buzzword Guide
There is a growing momentum around managing biodiversity impacts and understanding natural capital dependencies. There are an increasing number of initiatives to support environmental professionals to measure, monitor an...
IEMA and UKBBF members meet Minister for International Environment before COP15
Members of IEMA’s biodiversity and natural capital steering group, along with key business stakeholders, joined a roundtable with the Minister for International Environment this morning to set out their expectations head...
New IEMA guide: COP 15 Explained - Will this be the Paris Agreement for nature?
IEMA is delighted to introduce a new guide to COP 15, the UN biodiversity conference held in Montreal from 7th – 19th December 2022. In this blog, Lesley Wilson (IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead on Biodiversity) discuss...
IEMA CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE reflects on the final discussions at COP27
IEMA's CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE writes from Sharm El-Sheikh about the final discussions being held, the general feeling from delegates, and how decisions made could filter into legislation and regulation around the world.
Launch of the EIA guidance for considering impacts on human health - November 2022
IEMA's Rufus Howard introduces two new impact assessment guides on ‘Effective Scoping of Human Health in Environmental Impact Assessment’, and on ‘Determining Significance For Human Health In Environmental Impact Assessm...
COP27: IEMA promotes green skills with Ain Shams University
IEMA was represented in the first week of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with Martin Baxter, IEMA’s deputy CEO and director of external affairs, speaking alongside Professor Ali Hassan and post-graduate student Rania F...