Reports

Membership reports

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...	Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report 2019 This definitive guide explores salary trends in the environmental science sector, and provides a valuable guide to what salary you can expect or hope to achieve. The report looks at differences in...
Membership Survey 2019 Each year, we survey our members to identify trends in how different services are valued and to gather members’ opinions on potential future developments. Here we are pleased to present the...	Annual Report 2018 Find out more about the IES and our activities by reading the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2018. The 2018 Report features comment from our Chair, Honorary Secretary and CEO. Read...

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...	Technical interfaces modelling forum: Outcomes from the workshop It has been felt for some time that conventional traffic models - as currently formulated - are not able to provide the accuracy and precise type of data that AQ models require and can undermine the...

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...