From the macro to the micro: analysis from the IES

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Webinars
October 2025
Wind turbine being constructed

Climate action requires transformative change away from the systems of consumption and production that embed climate pressures.


Ahead of the COP30 climate summit taking place in Brazil in November, the IES is focused on the issues that will shape the agenda. If we want to deliver...

Climate Action Community
Webinars
October 2025
Heathland at sunrise

Biodiversity loss and climate change are intricately linked, and it is widely acknowledged that action is needed to develop holistic, multifunctional solutions to both challenges. Nature-based solutions are a key way to support both climate mitigation and adaptation, and tackle other key...

Vihan Jain
Blog
September 2025
Rows of empty colourful chairs

We caught up with Vihan, an IES Student Ambassador, to hear his story as a student and ambassador of the IES.


For the past ten months, I have had the privilege of serving as a Student Ambassador for the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). This role has given me the opportunity to...

Joseph Lewis
Article
September 2025
Mangrove forest at Urauchi river representing a blurred line between land and sea

Joseph Lewis is Head of Policy 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...

Eleni Antoniades, Danielle Smith & Liezl de Villiers
Webinars
September 2025
Algae and weeds growing in a riverbed

White Desert Foundation is a newly registered UK charity which has the charitable aims of supporting and funding Blue Carbon and Habitat Restoration Projects. This webinar included an introduction by the White Desert Foundation on the wider benefits of such projects and the importance of...

Samuel Inkster
Blog
September 2025
Students sat in a row in a lecture theatre taking notes

We caught up with Sam, an IES Student Ambassador, to hear his story as a student and ambassador of the IES.


How did you first get interested in environmental science?

My name is Sam and I study an integrated master's degree of environmental science at the University of Southampton. I...

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