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Greater co-ordination needed on government’s long-terms plans for the environment
This Wednesday, IEMA hosted a roundtable with Defra, members of the Institute, and other experts to discuss the recently published Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). Here, IEMA’s Head of Policy, Ben Goodwin, looks at ...
Government sets out the way forward on Biodiversity Net Gain
This week, Defra published its long-awaited response to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) regulation and implementation consultation of January 2022. This appeared along with guidance on BNG and guidance for land managers....
IEMA responds to UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce proposals
IEMA recently held a workshop on the UK Transition Plan Taskforce’s consultation on the Transition Plan Framework and Guidance. Led by IEMA Fellow Dr Tony Rooke, attendees were given an overview of the proposals and aske...
IEMA seeking members to volunteer for University of Nottingham project
Masters students at the University of Nottingham are being given the opportunity to interview IEMA members to support their understanding of the environment and sustainability sector.
IA Outlook Journal Volume 15: Public Participation, Stakeholder Engagement and Impact Assessment - February 2023
Guest Editor of the IEMA Outlook Journal Volume 15, Tanya Burdett discusses the latest journal and how building improved engagement practice in EIA and IA more broadly is so important.
Baroness Young discusses environmental targets and governance with IEMA
A group of IEMA members and other expert stakeholders gathered for a roundtable this morning to discuss England’s long-term environmental targets framework and the need for a robust governance regime to support it. The r...
Have your say on the future purpose of IEMA
IEMA will soon be celebrating its 25th anniversary, following the merger of the Institute of Environmental Assessment (IEA), the Institution of Environmental Management (IEM) and the Environmental Auditors Registration ...
Defra publishes plans to ban commonly littered single-use plastic items in England
The government has published plans to ban commonly littered single-use plastic items, supporting their 25-year Environment Plan and the steps needed to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042. In this blog IEMA’s circu...
IEMA’s thoughts on the net zero transition following the publication of the Skidmore Review
The Skidmore Review of the UK’s net zero strategy has now been published. Chloë Fiddy, IEMA’s Policy and Engagement lead on climate issues, takes a look at its key findings and what the government must do next in this sh...
IEMA reacts to Environmental Audit Committee report on energy security
The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) – a select committee of cross-party MPs – has called on the government to start a “national war effort on energy saving and efficiency”, and IEMA has said more must...