In Practice issue 116: Nature-Based Solutions (June 2022)

Editorial 

Penny Anderson CEcol FCIEEM (rtd) and John Box CEcol CEnv FCIEEM (rtd), Members of CIEEM’s Action 2030 working group

Features

Soil Stripping as a Novel Approach to Raised Bog Restoration: Implications for Habitat Surveyors and Biodiversity Net Gain
Joshua Styles, Mark Champion and Mike Longden

Anglo-French Cooperation to Create a Blueprint for Climate Change Adaptation
Karen Baxter

Flood-plain Meadows: An Entirely Sustainable Nature-based Solution that is Centuries Old
Ann Skinner, Emma Rothero, Olivia Nelson, David Gowing and Irina Tatarenko

Clyst Canopy: A Local Test of CIEEM Carbon-offsetting Principles
Simon Bates

Novel Financial Drivers to Encourage Climate Resilience Through Biodiversity Gain
Morgan Taylor, Dan Perlaki and Chris Moss

Challenges of Habitat Creation: A Case Study of Lowland Heath
Peter Robson

Spains Hall Estate: Beavering Away to Boost the Delivery of Ecosystem Services
Rachel Blount, Archie Ruggles-Brise, Claire Wansbury, Dave Gasca-Tucker and Marcus Huband

The New UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide Adapting Forest and Woodland Management to the Changing Climate
Gail Atkinson, Bruce Nicoll and James Morison 

Marine Nature-based Solutions: Time to do Better and Think Bigger
Colin Scott and Susanne Armstrong

Ecosystem Modelling to Prioritise Nature-based Actions: Making Anguilla a Safer, More Biodiverse Island
Katie Medcalf, Ida Bailey, Samuel Pike, Louise Soanes and Farah Mukhida

Viewpoints

Ecological Consultancy and the Law: A Case Study with Reference to a Seasonal Bat Swarming Site
Christopher Paul Bell

Institute Updates and Sector News

CIEEM Medal Winner 2022

Putting Staff First
John Condron

Action 2030: Our Year of Action on the Climate Emergency and Biodiversity Crisis
Amber Connett

Policy Activities Update
Amber Connett

From the Country Project Officers

Ethical Dilemmas

Increasing Capacity in the Sector
Sally Hayns

New CIEEM Competency Standards
Sally Hayns and Max Wade

Have You Considered Becoming a Trainer?
Craig Willcock

Investing in the Future of the Profession: CIEEM’s Early Careers Training Programme
Craig Willcock

Membership Update
Stuart Parks

From the Patrons
Baroness Barbara Young of Old Scone

British Ecological Society
Daniela Russi

By Members for Members

Ecological Restoration and Habitat Creation Special Interest Group
Nick Coppin

Q&A: Tamsin Morris

Student Hub

Books, Journals and Resources

Forthcoming Events