Binnies’ Post

One of the key facilitators to farmers partaking in environmental markets is to empower them to create and manage environmental data about their own farm. This is one of our findings from our project with the NSW Local Land Services, JBass Learning, and Ethical Fields, completed in 2023. To investigate the behavioural barriers and facilitators faced by NSW Farmers and Landholders to participate and co-create in environmental markets, our researchers conducted a primary literature review to inform targeted interventions aimed to inspire and equip a network of farmers and land managers from the region. Take a look back at 2023 with us. Find out more about this project: https://lnkd.in/gFQpXxP5 #MakeChangeHappen, contact us about partnering on your project or explore our courses. #BehaviouralScience #BeSci #SBC #BehaviourChange #BehavioralScience

Great to see experts on #nutrientneutrality supporting practical solutions that can see planning permissions progressed while not regressing on environmental protection. Hopefully this messaging can get through to the Government and the Opposition and show there is another way.

✅Is climate change litigation about to expand to #nature and #biodiversity? 👉Yes, according to a legal opinion commissioned by Pollination 👉 Under #Australian law, directors of companies have to disclose nature-related risks ✅ Two important features to point out to characterize this #transition risk 👉 The legal opinion endorses the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)'s definition of nature-related risks, and refers to the #GBF, pointing towards global alignment 👉According to the opinion, "Companies are required to disclose nature-related #dependencies and #impacts that pose a #material risk of harm to the company" on the basis of the duty of care #sustainability #climatechange #environment #CSRD #litigation Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment https://lnkd.in/eymJnSJa

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗠𝗠𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱! 🙂   Thank you to all who joined our first session of Introduction to Environmental Management & Monitoring Planning! We hope you had an insightful learning experience of how EIAs and EMMPs support the sustainable development of infrastructural projects! 🦦   #Liveablecities #ubanwildlife #eia #emmp #environmentalmanagement #singapore #biodiversity #wildlifemanagement  

Just as the financial community is getting to grips with TCFD, TNFD has arrived. In this article we consider the meaning of “nature” and “biodiversity”, the similarities and differences between the TCFD and the TNFD, and the steps businesses need to take to incorporate nature into risk assessments and reporting. #ESG #SustainableFinance #TNFD #Biodiversity #Nature

KCDF Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge (YEIC) (Up to 1,500,000) INFORMATION NOTE & GUIDE TO APPLICANTS This application GUIDELINE has been developed to assist applicants in filling out the application form and should be read and understood before completing the application form or template. Background of the Fund The world continues to face ecological threats that if no actions are taken, will lead to a global environmental crisis. Environmental conservation calls for collective solutions that are integrated into day-to-day activities for sustainability. https://lnkd.in/dUEUz45j

Marc Tadaki has released a fascinating report into key challenges and needs of regional councils with respect to freshwater monitoring in Aotearoa New Zealand - https://lnkd.in/g_mdfwkN I summarise his suggestions like this, hopefully I've got it right; Alignment and Collaboration - between central and regional governance, Mfe and councils, resource consenting, compliance, and community Collaboration - Pool resources, work towards shared goals Transparency - it can be uncomfortable but once we know what we're dealing with, we can get on with it. Use the resource consent process for what it was designed for, to ensure that those who are using freshwater natural capital, are proving they're protecting it. Insights - Look at the full picture, and the big picture, it's a complex interplay of factors, so bring them all into the same space, data with observation Bit longer; I'd suggest reading the full report as it's fascinating and beautifully pulls together the conversations we hear all the time. The introduction to the research in the article below notes four key issues that they view as constraints to limits-based management. I find the points raised really interesting and hear them quite regularly, which is understandable when approaching this new method with historical methods of data capture, management, and processing Firstly, Cost - The resource requirements and costs of traditional intermittent and sonde delivered point data are really expensive. That's no the case anymore. Second, Consistency doesn't always create comparability. As Robin Holmes said in his Rex podcast, you never stand in the same river twiceIn the Waikato River we can find 9 years worth of consistent NTU measurements on the LAWA site, in reality that's 98 grab samples, total, over nine years. In comparison, we measure turbidity 100 times a day, along with 100 measurements of 4 other parameters. That's my bench mark for consistency and I'd love to know where that level of detail is kept. . Third, focus on quantitative data also tends to overshadow other forms of knowledge, such as the cultural insights held by Māori communities, which offer a more holistic view of ecosystem health. I view this as an and + and +. By employing our use of digital rapid habitat assessments alongside continuous measuring you're getting a far more detailed story. Qualitative + Quantitative = Better outcomes. Last, research suggests that despite having detailed data (see my reaction to point two and three above ), environmental degradation persists, indicating that simply collecting more data without rethinking regulatory strategies may not yield the desired improvements. I agree. Humans create change, data should be used in the form of insights to tell the story which enables that change, and quantifies the benefit of intervention. People like doing things they know work, continuous data can tell this story..

Join RWDI at Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) 2024 Business + Policy Forum. Mark Vanderheyden, RWDI's Chief Operating Officer, will be part of an expert panel, Growing Your Environmental Business in Uncertain Times. Interested in attending? Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gFjGPChi #RedefiningPossible #ONEIA #EnvironmentalSolutions #EnvironmentIndustry #Ontario

The recent amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proposed by the Government would, if it passes into law, represent a significant departure from the current approach to nutrient neutrality. The amendment would remove the requirement to comply with the Habitats Regulations, which means that competent authorities would effectively be instructed to ignore evidence of an impact on Habitats Sites that may arise from additional nutrient loadings. Following a lengthy period of limited action from central government since nutrient neutrality requirements first became apparent, the current nutrient neutrality system is at last beginning to operate effectively. Options to allow developers to acquire nutrient credits and achieve nutrient neutrality are now becoming increasingly available in affected catchments, thanks to the efforts of local authorities, landowners and environmental groups. If efforts and Governmental support were focussed on improving the emerging nutrient neutrality system and ensuring that nutrient offsetting and mitigation schemes are available to developers in affected catchments, it should be possible to deliver housing quickly without changing how the Habitats Regulations are applied or compromising existing environmental protection. A range of targeted actions could help unlock housing development and bring much-needed relief to the development sector without resulting in further environmental degradation. These could include: - Actions to expedite planning permission, for example through the use of pre-commencement planning conditions to secure mitigation. - Actions to allow mitigation credits to be approved more effectively, including support to Natural England so that it can provide timely advice and the creation of templates to make legal agreements simpler. - Actions to expedite mitigation schemes to cover a time-limited shortfall until long term, strategic mitigation options can be implemented with proportionate financial support from the development sector. These simple actions could help to rapidly unlock residential development in affected catchments without compromising the protection given to vital aquatic and wetland habitats. The tools and expertise are there, and the nutrient market is developing well - with a bit more focus, we could deliver much better outcomes for all parties! #nutrientneutrality #naturebasedsolutions #catchmentbasedapproach

Indigenous environmental consent around major projects is a core component of decision-making and having access to the necessary tools, Indigenous nations can lead environmental processes and influence process outcomes for future clean growth projects in a manner that respects rights and interests. Come join us on Day 1 at the #FNMPC2024 OCA Conference, where we will discuss this and more with an expert panel discussion on the development of a new FNMPC member-led tool: the Cultural Rights Toolkit. Panelists will explore how the principles of the toolkit can be applied by First Nations during regulatory and negotiation processes to address major project and cumulative impacts on the cultural rights of Indigenous nations as a means of informing historical gap areas of major project assessment processes. Don’t miss out this April 22-23 to engage in critical conversations surrounding Indigenous consent and environmental stewardship. Register now: fnmpc.ca/conference #OurCollectiveAdvantage #EnvironmentalStewardship #CulturalRightsToolKit #ESG