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Membership reports

Membership Survey 2024 Every few years we survey our members to identify trends in how different services are valued, and to gather members’ opinions on potential future developments. This report presents the findings...	Annual Report 2023 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 2023 and our...
Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report 2023 The Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report provides a valuable insight into salary trends and job satisfaction across the environmental science sector. The report presents the findings of a...	Annual Report 2022 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 2022 and our...

Environmental Science Sector Reports

COP29: Climate change COP29 was the 29th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It served as a crucial platform for negotiations between governments...	Lessons learned from catchment-based trading in nature in south-west England There is growing interest in the development of markets for ecosystem services, with catchments a particular focus. A pioneering approach has been undertaken in early development of a market for...
Transform the UK through a new Mission for Sustainable Wellbeing Recent decades have seen environmental challenges escalate to the point of crisis across the planet. In the UK, the situation is no different: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution all...	Adversarial to integrated: How to make environmental consenting a team sport Over the past 30 years, environmental science has been confronted with the grave importance of social systems and the influence they can have on the environment. In particular, processes such as...

Guidance

Experience and qualifications to demonstrate competence in different EIA roles Based on the collective opinions of our consulted members, these are the experience and qualifications necessary to demonstrate competence in a range of EIA roles. The...	Guidance on the assessment of odour for planning Odour is an issue that air quality professionals are frequently required to assess, particularly in respect to planning. Odour impacts may be assessed when considering a planning application for...
Land-use planning and development control: Planning for air quality Environmental Protection UK (EPUK) and the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) have produced this guidance to ensure that air quality is adequately considered in the land-use...	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...

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Forthcoming reports

Title	Publication date
Annual Report	May

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