The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awardeda contract for Ecosystem Surveys Vegetation and Landscape in England with an estimated value of £1.284 million.

South West Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for water catchment management framework with an estimated value of £10 million.

Nature Minister Mary Creagh will appear before the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee next week to give evidence in the EAC’s revived inquiry into the role of natural capital in the green economy.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has revived the inquiry into the role of natural capital in the green economy launched ahead of the General Election by the predecessor EAC.

Natural England has published a major new report warning that urgent action is needed now to restore nature and place it at the heart of decision making processes.

Toby Harding, Technical Director at WSP and AMP8 Strategy lead, who chairs WSP’s Nature Based Solutions working group, takes a look at the wide-ranging benefits of using Nature Based Solutions (NbS) to address environmental challenges – including low capital and operational costs, along with reducing energy demand.

 The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will continue its inquiry on the role of natural capital in the green economy, with an evidence session exploring how data, standards and monitoring contribute to effective natural capital markets.

The Crown Estate, Blue Marine Foundation, Finance Earth and Pollination are seeking feedback on a joint report highlighting the key barriers and potential solutions to the development of high-integrity natural capital markets in the marine environment across the UK.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched a new inquiry into the current and potential future role of natural capital in the green economy, and the Government’s proposals to increase private investment in measures to support nature recovery.

In the runup to the 2024 Price Review which will set the scene for the AMP8 2025-30 investment programme, Charlotte Sugden, Principal Environmental Economist, Atkins and Jonathan Nichols, Associate for Natural Capital, Atkins explore why the water sector needs to consider taking a multi capitals approach to ensure a sustainable and secure future for the industry.