Biodiversity Net Gain: What Could BNG Mean For Pollinators?

Biodiversity Net Gain: What Could BNG Mean For Pollinators?

Join Dr Jeff Ollerton for an exploration of what Biodiversity Net Gain could mean for pollinators in England.

By The Biological Recording Company

Date and time

Monday, October 28 · 6 - 7am PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) promises to transform the way that we approach nature conservation in the UK. At the moment the focus of BNG is very much on habitats, with less of an emphasis on species. However, BNG has some important implications for the insect pollinators that service the reproduction of around 75% of our native wild plants. This presentation will discuss some of these implications and suggest how BNG may change in the future to accommodate the requirements of pollinators.

Professor Jeff Ollerton is a consulting ecological scientist and author, with more than 30 years' experience studying pollinators and their flowers. He is the author of 'Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society' (Pelagic 2021) and 'Birds & Flowers: A 50 Million Year Relationship' (Pelagic 2024). Jeff is also a visiting Professor at the University of Northampton (UK) and the Kunming Institute of Botany (China).

entoLIVE is delivered by the Biological Recording Company, British Entomological & Natural History Society, Royal Entomological Society and Amateur Entomologists' Society, with support from Buglife, Field Studies Council and NBN Trust.

Frequently asked questions

Is this webinar recorded?

Yes - we record the speaker presentation and make it available to anyone who was booked following the event. We also transcribe the audience Q&A segments and publish these alongside a list of relevant links as an entoLIVE blog post on the Biological Recording Company website.

Will this webinar be repeated?

There are no plans to repeat it. If you can't attend the live webinar, you don't need to miss out. Book a space and once we've processed the event content after the live webinar you'll be sent the presentation recording, audience Q&A transcript and list of relevant links for further info.

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The Biological Recording Company

The Biological Recording Company provide a range of events focused on educating and training biological recorders and biodiversity professionals in the United Kingdom.

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