Reports

Membership reports

Annual Report 2020 Our annual report provides an opportunity for our members and stakeholders to find out more about the IES and our activities over the last year. Read about our achievements in 2020, ...	Working through a pandemic: the evolving impact of Covid-19 on the environmental science sector Earlier this year, we surveyed our members to help us understand how the environmental science sector has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and to explore additional measures to help support...
Annual Report 2019 Find out more about the IES and our activities by reading the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2019. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent impact on this year's ...	COVID-19 Impact Report We surveyed our members to find out their experiences with COVID-19. This report is intended as a quick overview of how the environmental science sector has been impacted. We explore the impacts on...

Influencing the EU The IES is committed to promoting the crucial role of environmental science in society and an evidence-based approach to decision and policy making. Influencing the European Union is one of the best...	Environmental Funding Streams 2014 An updated version of our 2012 publication, the purpose of this document is to bring together a list of available funding streams for research, careers or projects in the environmental sciences. This...
Air quality and Planning in Local Authorities In the UK Local Authorities have a statutory responsibility for the management of local air quality. Many guidelines and tools have been developed to promote best practice in the way these...	Public engagement in the GEES disciplines This good practice guide explores the challenges, benefits and opportunities associated with higher education institutions (HEIs) engaging the public in the disciplines of geography, earth and...

Guidance on the Assessment of Mineral Dust Impacts for Planning Air quality professionals are frequently required to assess dust impacts from mineral sites, particularly as part of the planning process, and there is currently little government guidance on how...	Assessment of dust from demolition and construction Emissions of dust to air can occur during the preparation of the land (e.g. demolition, land clearing, and earth moving), and during construction. Emissions can vary substantially from...
Ecosystem services assessment: How to do one in practice This document provides guidance on how to make an ecosystem services assessment. It explains what ecosystem services are, why an ecosystem services assessment needs to be made, and how it can add...	Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites Constructing buildings, roads and other infrastructure can have a substantial, temporary impact on local air quality. The most common impacts are increased particulate matter (PM) concentrations...