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Joseph Lewis
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
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Joseph Lewis is Policy Lead at the Institution of Environmental Sciences, working to promote the use of the environmental sciences in decision making. Joseph leads the delivery of the IES Policy Programme, standing up for the voice of science, scientists, and the natural world in policy.


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Recent reports

Recent journals

  • This issue explores how, and why, specific environmental indicators are chosen to communicate environmental tipping points, baselines and benchmarks – alongside examining the politics,...

  • This issue of environmental SCIENTIST turns to one of the most contentious and complex topics within the environmental sector: finance. The edition considers how we can harness finance to advance...

  • This issue of environmental SCIENTIST sheds light on the ways in which human health and the environment are inextricably linked. Articles explore the complexities of well-known issues such as PFAS...

  • This issue of the journal examines an idea that is gaining traction in environmental thinking in recent years: net gain.

    Approaching this topic from a range of different disciplines and...

  • Innovations in AI, machine learning, and other digital technologies are already offering enormous benefits for environmental science, and for the health of our ecosystems. Yet with these...

IES policy documents

Outlines our approach to ED&I and the priorities for 2023-2026

Outlines how we collect, process and safeguard personal data and comply with data protection law.

Lays down the rules of professional conduct that all professional members need to abide by.

Who to contact

Bea Gilbert

Publications Lead

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