Below you can find the CIEEM 2025 Scotland Conference programme, or click ‘download’ on the right hand side to download a physical copy.
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Source to Sea: Working Across LandscapesScotland Conference Programme – 2nd October 2025, Stirling |
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| 08:45 | Registration & Tea/Coffee |
| 09:20 | Welcome and Introduction |
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SESSION 1. Connecting Landscapes: Working Strategically for Source-to-Sea Success Chair: Dr Caroline McParland CEnv MCIEEM, Vice President (Scotland) |
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| 09:30 |
Keynote talk – Synergies and Efficiencies from Source-to-Sea Dr Chris Leakey, NatureScot and Dr Celeste Kellock, Environmental Standards Scotland |
| 10:00 |
A New Framework for River Restoration Planning at Catchment Scale in the UK Joshua Robins, the River Restoration Centre |
| 10:25 |
River Calder & Allt Mor Restoration Projects Ewan Harris MRICS, Savills and Ffion Robb, Spey Catchment Initiative |
| 10:50 | Poster speed talks |
| 11:05 | Break |
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SESSION 2. Collaborating for Impact: Tools, Partnerships and Innovations Across Catchments Chair: Julie Bhatti CEnv MCIEEM, CIEEM Scotland Vice-President elect |
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| 11:35 |
Sharper Tools for Bigger Goals: Monitoring, Mapping and the 30×30 Challenge Dr Lydia McGill and Dr Ruth Paterson PIEMA, NatureScot |
| 12:00 |
WORKSHOPS Catchment Partnerships – Sharing Examples, Challenges and Opportunities for Source-to-Sea Restoration Dr Kerry Waylen, James Hutton Institute and Kelly Ann Dempsey MCIEEM, River South Esk Catchment Partnership Shared Ambition – How Public & Private Research Collaborations Can Accelerate Nature Conservation and Restoration in Scotland Peter Baker, Edinburgh Innovations/The University of Edinburgh and Professor Caroline Nichol, The University of Edinburgh Climate Change Scenarios: Building Narratives and Connecting Through Species Dr Eleanor Gourevitch and Dr Clive Mitchell, NatureScot Ecological Engineers and Delivering Integrated Catchment Planning: Peatlands, SuDS and Wastewater Ecosystems Alexandra Combes, Scottish Water |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
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SESSION 3. Nature Finance & Natural Capital – Delivering From Source to Sea Chair: Julia McCarthy, MCIEEM, CIEEM Scotland committee |
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| 13:45 | Poster & networking session |
| 14:00 |
Developing a Natural Capital Tool for Scotland Dr Sophie Manson and Donya Davidson, NatureScot |
| 14:20 |
The Evolution of the Scottish Rivers Fund: Purpose, Plans and Potential Paul Sizeland, Fisheries Management Scotland and Leah Reinfranck, Findhorn Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust |
| 14:40 |
Linking Upstream Providers and Downstream Beneficiaries of Natural Flood Management – What the Eddleston Water FIRNS project Can Tell us About Potential Private Finance Markets for Catchment-scale NFM Professor Chris Spray, MBE, FCIEEM, Tweed Forum / University of Dundee |
| 15:00 | Q&A session with above speakers |
| 15:15 | Break |
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SESSION 4. From Rivers to Reefs: Community-Led Restoration at Land and Sea Chair: Professor Roger Crofts FCIEEM, CIEEM Patron |
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| 15:40 |
Trees, Bees and Trails: River Tweed Biodiversity Restoration from Source to Sea Emily Iles and Catriona Patience, Tweed Forum / Borders Forest Trust / Destination Tweed |
| 16:05 |
Marine Conservation Society: Restoring Reefs, Engaging Communities: How Citizen Science is Supporting European Flat Oyster Restoration *Recorded talk Kirsty Crawford |
| 16:25 |
Seawilding: Integrating Science and Evidence-Based Practice into Community-Led Coastal Restoration in Loch Craignish Dr Alex Thomson |
| 16:50 | Summary and close |