The 2024 Awards Luncheon took place on Friday 28th June at Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge, London. It was a fantastic day celebrating the achievements of individuals, projects and organisations in the ecology and environmental management sector.
Thank you to our award sponsors for making this event possible and congratulations to everyone that was shortlisted.
Below you can find the results of the 2024 CIEEM Awards and you can also download the 2024 Awards Booklet for further information on the shortlisted individuals, projects and organisations.
Award |
Shortlisted project/individual/organisation |
Result |
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In Practice Sponsored by:
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Wallasea Island: Showing why and how to rewild the coast by Colin Scott MCIEEM and Suzanne Armstrong (Published March 2023) | Winner |
| Neurodivergence in the workplace: the strength of a team by Jordane Marsh, Monica Wood ACIEEM and Siân Rennie (Published September 2023) | Highly Commended | |
| Species Conservation translocations in England: perspectives from Natural England by Lizzie Ashworth, Delphine Pouget CEcol CEnv MCIEEM, Simon Curson, Katherine Walsh ACIEEM and Graham Irving (Published March 2023) | Highly Commended | |
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Higher Education Programme of the Year Sponsored by:
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MSc Ecological Survey Skills with Placement – University of Reading | Winner |
| BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation – Anglia Ruskin University | Highly Commended | |
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Postgraduate Student Project Sponsored by:
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Christopher Birks (Birbeck, University of London) – Changes in the nutrient flux of a wastewater-impacted reach of river when subjected to combined sewer overflow discharges | Winner |
| Carys Peotto (University of South Wales) – Can’t see the roost for the trees: Using camera traps to improve survey outcomes for tree-roosting bats | Highly Commended | |
| Liam James (Sheffield Hallam University) – How did the Crab and Lobster Mass Mortality Event of 2021 – 2022 Impact Predators of Crustaceans in Yorkshire and the Northeast? | Commended | |
| Samuel Bosio (Trinity College, Dublin) – Land Ownership and Social Values Influence Native Woodland Management in Co. Wicklow, Ireland | Commended | |
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NGO Impact Sponsored by:
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Nature Champions – Scottish Environment LINK | Winner |
| Atlantic Rainforest Restoration – The Wildlife Trusts | Highly Commended | |
| Philanthropic Lending – The Wildlife Trusts | Commended | |
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Climate and Nature Action 2030 Sponsored by:
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Dr Bruce Lascelles CEnv MCIEEM | Winner |
| Cllr Elizabeth Grey, Wirral Council | Highly Commended | |
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Promising Professional Sponsored by:
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Dr Stephanie Bradbeer | Winner |
| William Haigh | Winner | |
| Dafydd James | Highly Commended | |
| Shah Nawaz Jalil | Highly Commended | |
| Laura Whitehead | Highly Commended | |
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Member of the Year Sponsored by:
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Tom Butterworth MCIEEM | Winner |
| Luke Gorman CEcol FCIEEM | Highly Commended | |
| Laura Holmes CEcol MCIEEM | Highly Commended | |
| Mike Trewby MCIEEM | Commended | |
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Best Practice Small-scale Practical Nature Conservation Project Sponsored by:
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Coed Elai Business Park – Welsh Government/Arcadis Consulting Ltd | Winner |
| Landscape-scale Wetland Habitat Improvements at RSPB Titchwell Marsh – RSK Habitat Management | Highly Commended | |
| Cairngorms Northern Damselfly Project – Cairngorms National Park Authority/ British Dragonfly Society | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Large-scale Practical Nature Conservation Project Sponsored by:
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Hafren Dyfrdwy – RSPB Cymru/Severn Trent Water | Winner |
| Wildlife Ways – Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Large-scale Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement Sponsored by:
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Lower Otter Restoration Project – Environment Agency/Clinton Devon Estates |
Winner Winner of the Tony Bradshaw Best Practice Award |
| Luston Wetlands, Herefordshire – Herefordshire Council | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Innovation Sponsored by:
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Innovative radio tracking: an approach to remote data collection – Jacobs | Winner |
| Revolutionising technology-enabled remote biodiversity monitoring along the railway network – Network Rail | Highly Commended | |
| Witches Oak Raw Water Abstraction and Wetlands – Mott MacDonald | Commended | |
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Best Practice Stakeholder Engagement Sponsored by:
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Bringing Beavers back to the Cairngorms National Park – Cairngorms National Park Authority, with support from Beaver Trust, NatureScot, RSPB Scotland, Argaty Red Kites and National Farmers Union Scotland | Winner |
| Bats in Churches – Natural England, Bat Conservation Trust, Church of England, Churches Conservation Trust, Historic England | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Knowledge Sharing Sponsored by:
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Integrating Trees Network – Scottish Forestry and Scottish Government | Winner |
| The Buckinghamshire Biodiversity Net Gain Project – Buckinghamshire Council and the Natural Environment Partnership for Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes | Highly Commended | |
| Creation of a national knowledge sharing programme for the management of invasive non-native plants – Invasive Weed Control Group of the Property Care Association and AECOM | Highly Commended | |
| ‘Snakes in the Heather’ Reptile Survey Training Programme – Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust | Highly Commended | |
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Small Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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Native Ecology LLP | Winner |
| Geckoella Ltd | Highly Commended | |
| Burton Reid Associates | Commended | |
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Medium Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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JBA Consulting | Winner |
| Baker Consultants | Highly Commended | |
| CSA Environmental | Highly Commended | |
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Large Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd | Winner |
| Tetra Tech | Highly Commended | |
| AtkinsRéalis | Commended | |
| Jacobs UK Ltd | Commended |
With thanks to our drinks reception sponsors:
