Marine restoration webinar series: Policy and Regulation.
The second in the series of free marine restoration webinars continues with a focus on the policy and regulatory landscape.
Interest in marine restoration has increased substantially in recent years, driven by, for example: Good Environmental Status, the Environment Act, the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and marine net gain initiatives.
While marine restoration activity across the UK is growing in momentum, the current approach has been disjointed and piecemeal, delivered through the involvement of multiple stakeholders, in different locations, at different scales, and over different timescales. In some cases, restoration activity is aided, and in others hindered, by the existing marine policy and licensing processes.
In this seminar, a range of experts will share their experiences of navigating the marine policy and licensing landscape while developing and delivering marine restoration projects. Further discussion will highlight why these challenges exist, how they can be overcome, and where opportunities lie for improving the current system to support marine restoration activity.
The strong line-up of experienced panelists, includes:
Eve Leegwater, Environment Agency
Jennifer Godwin, SUDG
Audrey Jones, HMC
Alison Debney, ZSL
Chaired by David Tudor
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This marine restoration webinar series is kindly supported by the Environment Agency and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.