{"id":36296,"date":"2025-10-30T17:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/?page_id=36296"},"modified":"2025-11-05T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:23:07","slug":"biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/policy-practice\/policy\/nature-biodiversity-and-green-infrastructure\/biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36296\" class=\"elementor elementor-36296\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a33a83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28a33a83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c6b0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3c6b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b570f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b570f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our policy and research work addressing the biodiversity crisis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a18e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a18e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>On this page, you can find our publications, resources, and progress updates on the LI\u2019s biodiversity work,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biodiversity-net-gain-for-landscape-professionals-faqs-v2-20220822.pdf\">including our most recent work on Biodiversity Net Gain (2022)<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c4f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7c4f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is biodiversity?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1b3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1b3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nature delivers countless benefits (\u2018ecosystem services\u2019) to human health, wellbeing, and society.<\/p><p>Biological diversity (\u2018biodiversity\u2019) is a fundamental measure of the state of nature and its ability to deliver these services. In simple terms, it is the variety and variability of life on earth, including genes, ecosystems, and species.<\/p><p>Biodiversity is in decline. The UK State of Nature report in 2019 showed a decline of 13% in species abundance, which continues a long-term pattern of significant biodiversity losses and a failure to meet nature recovery targets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cb6e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71cb6e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0bcad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c0bcad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ce9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06ce9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biodiversity loss and climate change\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17936cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17936cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientists consider climate change and biological diversity loss as \u2018two sides of the same coin\u2019 and argue for holistic policies that tackle both in tandem.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/climate-change-biodiversity-loss-must-be-tackled-together-report-2021-06-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the first ever collaborative report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/a>, authors called on governments to enact policies and nature-based solutions to address both issues.<\/p><p>The LI acknowledges the many complex links between the two emergencies. Climate change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. Simultaneously, ecosystem destruction hinders nature\u2019s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather events.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research-and-innovation\/en\/horizon-magazine\/climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-should-be-tackled-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(<em>Horizon, the EU research and innovation magazine<\/em>, 29 October 2021.)<\/a><\/p><p>But they remain discrete policy areas, with differing mechanisms for engagement, debate, and progress. Additionally, climate change has long eclipsed biodiversity loss on the global agenda, because of its more immediately recognisable impacts on human life.<\/p><p>As such, the LI has chosen to declare separate climate and biodiversity emergencies, and to highlight separately our work in both areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647a674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"647a674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea2f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ea2f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/biodiversity-bug-hotel-daniel-krueger-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9826\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33249b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b33249b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@moments?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Daniel Krueger<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/insect-hotel?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd94b4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd94b4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9966972 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9966972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76b536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76b536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biodiversity Net Gain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbe21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Land development has long had a deleterious effect on the natural environment. Biodiversity net gain is an approach to development and land management that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand.<\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Environment Act 2021, a significant piece of legislation that overhauls and replaces EU environmental frameworks, includes a commitment to halt species decline by 2030. As part of this commitment, the Act introduces a requirement for development in England to deliver at minimum a 10% net gain in biodiversity.<\/p><p>Legislators expect this requirement to come into force for almost all land developments in England by November 2023, and for nationally significant infrastructure projects by 2025.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/biodiversity-net-gain-for-landscape-professionals-faqs-v2-20220822.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Biodiversity net gain for landscape professionals: Frequently asked questions<\/em>.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>You can find our policy work responding to the government\u2019s emerging regulatory framework for biodiversity net gain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/policy-practice\/policy\/other\/li-consultation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in our policy consultations section<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe5541 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abe5541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d20b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d20b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/landscapewpstorage01.blob.core.windows.net\/www-landscapeinstitute-org\/2022\/08\/biodiversity-net-gain-for-landscape-professionals-faqs-v2-20220822.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bng-faqs-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9827\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf78081 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf78081\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d90419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d90419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d1cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d1cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our action plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e9769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e9769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Landscape Institute has published an action plan outlining how we as an organisation will respond to the biodiversity and climate change emergencies.<\/p><p>In it, we describe how we will:<\/p><ul><li>Equip the profession to provide solutions<\/li><li>Regulate and monitor the sector to encourage greater sustainability<\/li><li>Advocate with governments and industry for measures to address the crisis<\/li><li>Lead through our own sustainable business operations<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/12284-climate-biodiversity-action-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Read the action plan in full here<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83889 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b83889\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd8cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cd8cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/landscapewpstorage01.blob.core.windows.net\/www-landscapeinstitute-org\/2020\/05\/12284-climate-biodiversity-action-plan.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/climate-biodiversity-action-plan-cover.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8919\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5050136 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5050136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3943e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3943e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57220f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57220f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cdc76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56cdc76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why have we declared an emergency?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d83068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d83068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IPBES has reported an \u2018unprecedented\u2019 decline in natural life,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/news\/Media-Release-Global-Assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with over 1 million species at risk of extinction<\/a>\u00a0without \u2018transformative changes\u2019.<\/p><p>We, governments, and society worldwide need to do more. This declaration represents our commitment to a significant long-term shift in thinking, behaviour, and policy; and outlines how we will continue to engage with our members, firms, partners, and experts to bring about a programme of real change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b36839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b36839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of the LI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5f6be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5f6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The LI and our members are already responding to the issue of biodiversity loss through a range of measures. Our Royal Charter obliges us to act not just in the public interest, but in the interest of place and nature too. As skills stewards for the profession, the LI has worked and will continue to work to build capacity in our profession across multiple fields.<\/p><p>This important declaration aims to galvanise and inspire our profession to act. To continue to engage with us on what skills and competencies are most needed to respond to the biodiversity crisis. To collaborate with other professions in developing better standards, and advocate for landscape as a leader in nature-based-solutions. And to continue to inspire the next generation to\u00a0<strong>#ChooseLandscape<\/strong>\u00a0and make a real difference in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c50485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c50485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collective action needed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774993a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"774993a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are not alone in declaring a biodiversity emergency. We, our members, and society need to demonstrate a significant change in our thoughts and actions if we are to make a real difference to what is happening.<\/p><p>We have already begun to engage, and offer to collaborate further, with related built and natural environment professions and regulators to harmonise our efforts. We will work, wherever possible, in partnership with others to accelerate the changes needed, including:<\/p><ul><li>New regulatory approaches<\/li><li>Embedding sustainability further into industry standards<\/li><li>Changing our approach to the accreditation of education<\/li><li>Sharing good practice<\/li><li>Rewarding great leadership and success, for example through the LI and other industry Awards<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caa2b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7caa2b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f832ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f832ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9494000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9494000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Biodiversity Advisory Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7da5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7da5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guiding the LI\u2019s biodiversity work is our Biodiversity Advisory Group, an expert group of members who report to the LI\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/li-committees\/\">Policy and Communications Committee (PCC)<\/a>.<\/p><p>If you would like to be involved in our biodiversity work, please get in touch via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:policy@landscapeinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policy@landscapeinstitute.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68955e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a68955e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e57f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6e57f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/biodiversity-bee-lavender-denise-johnson-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9825\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"a664476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We welcome the government&#8217;s New Towns Programme as a significant opportunity to create long-term, sustainable\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11313\" class=\"elementor elementor-11313 e-loop-item e-loop-item-42139 post-42139 consultation type-consultation status-publish format-standard hentry consultation_category-featured-casestudy_consultation_category consultation_post_tag-nature-recovery_consultation_post_tag consultation_consultation_cate-northern-ireland\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85079fc e-con-full oomi-card-link overflow-hidden e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85079fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/consultation\/consultation-response-northern-irelands-draft-nature-recovery-strategy\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1043731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1043731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde1fa9 e-con-full overflow-hidden e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dde1fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85474e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b85474e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133f090 e-con-full details e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"133f090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad6509 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dad6509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7902656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7902656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultation Response: Northern Ireland\u2019s Draft Nature Recovery 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e835114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e835114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a664476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"a664476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Landscape Institute welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation on the Draft Nature\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11313\" class=\"elementor elementor-11313 e-loop-item e-loop-item-42133 post-42133 consultation type-consultation status-publish format-standard hentry 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e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15b5d6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133f090 e-con-full details e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"133f090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad6509 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dad6509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7902656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7902656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"167\" height=\"167\" fill=\"#C7F600\"><\/rect><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799a5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"799a5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-51588ba elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b481f90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b481f90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e835114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e835114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a664476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"a664476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Landscape Institute (LI) welcomes the opportunity to respond to Scotland\u2019s Draft Climate Change Plan\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8c652 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elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"addbfe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View all news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5574f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5574f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2575800 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" 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https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welcome-to-university-c-David-Schaffer-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welcome-to-university-c-David-Schaffer-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welcome-to-university-c-David-Schaffer-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab2378 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ab2378\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1459 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de1459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415bb0c elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[campus_topics]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d1501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"18d1501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Landscape Institute research reveals \u00a325bn sector faces critical skills shortages and a fragile talent pipeline\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258cc13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258cc13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f710d52 margin-top-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f710d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1459 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de1459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415bb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415bb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#NatureIsGrowth: The Case for Landscape-Led Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2247926 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2247926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3851d5d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3851d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[campus_topics]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d1501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"18d1501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decisions shaping housing, infrastructure, investment and regeneration across the UK this decade will define\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258cc13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258cc13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f710d52 margin-top-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f710d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-75098a5 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>27 May, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"24704\" class=\"elementor 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