Biodiversity
In the simplest terms, biodiversity refers to the variety of animal and plant life that exists in the natural environment.
Biodiversity
The levels of biodiversity found in different societies and communities is bound up with economic activity i.e. the development of the built environment that encompasses economic and social infrastructure, alongside housing. The development of policy for preserving biodiversity is an increasingly important consideration for decision-makers, with a United Nations Summit held bi-annually to discuss international action to achieve this.
Biodiversity articles
The changing landscape
Members of IEMA’s policy team outline the key issues facing sustainability professionals in 2023 and beyond
IEMA has been working with the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum, the RSPB, the Aldersgate Group and the International Chamber of Commerce to create a Nature Positive Business Pledge.
An influential Lords Committee has recommended the establishment of a new commission in England to improve decisions and processes determining how land is used.
The UK government’s progress on delivering its 25-year plan to improve the environment has “fallen far short”, with many “extremely worrying” trends remaining unchecked, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has warned today.
UN secretary-general António Guterres called on nations to agree a "peace pact with nature" at the start of the COP15 biodiversity summit in Canada this week.
Myles Allen, director of the Oxford Net Zero initiative, talks to Chris Seekings about the best way to decarbonise the world’s economy by 2050
The claimants in Harris v Environment Agency applied for judicial review of the Agency’s refusal to expand the scope of an investigation into the effect of groundwater abstraction from wetland sites across the Norfolk Broads.
IEMA has responded to the Skidmore Review of Net Zero: call for evidence, calling for greater clarity and certainty in policy direction.
