This article, published as part of the IES’s Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project, examines the past and potential future of the scientific process, as well as ways to integrate systems thinking, interdisciplinary approaches, and public engagement through scientific literacy...
Floods, droughts, sewage, agricultural runoff, hazardous chemicals, straightened concrete banks, barriers and invasive non-native species – our rivers face a perfect storm of pressures that undermine their health and resilience. Only 36% of UK surface waters (rivers, lakes and coastal waters)...
Today the IES Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Community Working Group has launched a thought piece exploring the key challenges facing EIA professionals and its vision for EIA moving forward. This work is the culmination of a number of discussions held between the working group over...
Coastal environments are the nexus of land and sea. Land-based activities have a huge influence on the state and sustainability of coastal and nearshore environments.
This webinar explored the impact that land-based activities are having on marine environments, from both Global South...
Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) practitioners work hard to produce detailed studies, but often there is a considerable difference between the measures contained in the ESIA and those which actually get implemented. This is exacerbated in emerging economies, where Western...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken global trade and forced companies to redesign their supply chains. It has propelled us to rethink our future.
Particularly affected were the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and their recovery in the post-pandemic era. SMEs today are...
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