Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium 2024

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The annual Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium will look at the challenges, successes and lessons learned to date. Join the discussion.

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Our virtual symposiums cover a wide range of topics, from worldwide research to biological recording to biodiversity net gain. Our ecoTECH webinars focus on novel technologies being used in the ecology sector.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach to development that aims to leave nature in a measurably better state than before. This is achieved through embedding the mitigation hierarchy into development design through the use of a biodiversity metric, highlighting impacts on, and opportunities for nature.

This virtual event will bring together professionals from a range of sectors to discuss their experiences and lessons learned from working with BNG. The event will feature 4 speakers :<ul><li>Biodiversity Net Gain: March 2024 Update from Natural England with Dr Nick White (Natural England)</li><li>Biodiversity Net Gain: The Warwickshire Way with David Lowe (Warwickshire County Council)</li><li>Local Innovation: How LERC Services Are Shaping Up with Mandy Rudd (Association of Local Environmental Record Centres)</li><li>Habitat Condition Assessment Methods for BNG with Dr Dan Carpenter (Digital Ecology)</li></ul>The presentations will be recorded and shared with those who booked via a password-protected website following the event.

<h3>Biodiversity Net Gain: March 2024 Update from Natural England</h3>Dr Nick White (Natural England)An update on the implementation of mandatory BNG for major developments under the Town and Country Planning Act and the latest about the extension of BNG to minor (small sites) developments.Dr Nick White works across Government (national and local), and with developers, NGOs and academia to advance policy, practice and standards around net gain (biodiversity, natural capital and environmental). The current focus of his work is on biodiversity net gain legislation, the biodiversity metric and biodiversity net gain standards and guidance. He is also working on the evolving approach to marine net gain.As a non-ecologist, Nick is interested in how biodiversity and the natural environment can contribute towards wider social and economic benefits. He also has a strong interest in green infrastructure, especially in relation to urban areas and its ability to enhance wider (grey) infrastructure resilience.Nick enjoys engaging with different sectors and seeking opportunities to help secure the delivery of shared outcomes. He has previously worked in the health, cultural and charitable sectors.Nick was named in the ENDS Report Powerlist UK 100 most influential environmental professionals in 2022 &amp; 2023.

<h3>Biodiversity Net Gain: The Warwickshire Way </h3>David Lowe (Warwickshire County Council)Warwickshire was one of the pilots of Biodiversity Net Gain and has been the first local authority to successfully implement it in practice. Warwickshire's metric has been used to form the approved metric for national use. Bold claims indeed! So how has Warwickshire achieved BNG so far and what else is there left to do?David Lowe is the Service Manager of the Ecology, Historic Environment and Landscape Team at Warwickshire County Council which is one of the largest teams of Ecologists in any local authority in the UK. He is passionate about achieving real change to benefit the environment at a local level by leading innovative ideas that can be implemented beyond Warwickshire at a national or even international scale.

<h3>Local Innovation: How LERC Services Are Shaping Up</h3>Mandy Rudd (Association of Local Environmental Record Centres)For the past few years, the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC) and its members have been advocating for the use of local data services to inform the design, delivery and ongoing monitoring of biodiversity net gain in England. This talk will provide an update on key developments at a national level and will provide examples of innovation at a local level.Mandy is the chief executive of Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC, and co-chair of ALERC. Mandy has represented ALERC and its members in various groups and projects in relation to biodiversity net gain over the past few years.

<h3>Habitat Condition Assessment Methods for BNG</h3>Dr Dan Carpenter (Digital Ecology)Habitat condition is a key component of the data required to calculate BNG units in the DEFRA metric. Criteria for habitat condition are provided with the metric, but no method for condition assessments accompanies these criteria. How then do we collect robust data to support condition assessments to ensure regulators have confidence in our condition assessments? Dan will introduce an emerging method for condition assessments that takes a standardised approach to data collection to ensure condition assessments are underpinned by robust data and evidence.Dan Carpenter is a Digital Ecologist working, at the interface of ecology and digital technology. He is interested in how digital tech can be harnessed to help deliver better biodiversity outcomes. He is also interested in biodiversity net gain methods and practice, working to ensure that BNG assessments are underpinned by data and evidence.

<h3>Event Partners</h3>This event is delivered jointly by the <a href="https://www.biologicalrecording.co.uk/" title="https://www.biologicalrecording.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Biological Recording Company</a> and <a href="https://digital-ecology.co.uk/" title="https://digital-ecology.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Ecology</a>.

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