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Joseph Lewis
June 2025
A view of Humber Bridge from above

Joseph Lewis is Policy Lead 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 world...

Gary Kass
June 2025
A photo of the Landscape of Gardens in Singapore

Gary Kass is Visiting Professor in Sustainability Science, Policy and Practice at Imperial College in the Centre for Environmental Policy, and Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey's Institute for Sustainability. He is also a member of Office for the...

Joseph Lewis
June 2025
Tree in field of flowers

Joseph Lewis is Policy Lead 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 world...

Ethny Childs
June 2025
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The transition to a net zero society is dependent on understanding how our activities contribute to emissions and taking actions to reduce and mitigate these. In development, climate change assessments form a distinct part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process as laid out in...

Professor Mark Everard
June 2025
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This article was written by Professor Mark Everard, IES Vice President, following from his initial 'War of the Worlds' article written in March and three subsequent opinion pieces: 'Sustainability is not a political debate', 'A War of Evidence', and 'The false dichotomy of environmentalism vs...

Ethny Childs
May 2025
Photograph of flooded road and flooded fields in the UK taken from above

The IUCN defines nature-based solutions as those that address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and nature at the same time.  


The Foundation for Water Research (FWR) Community’s Water...

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