Happy New Year to our LISW Members and 2024 focus on Climate and Biodiversity In this newsletter: Plans for 2024, How to create Climate Action Plans Webinar on 20 Feb, Bristol Local Plan consultation to 26 Jan 2024 Focus on Climate and Biodiversity We need your input Here we are […]
| Happy New Year to our LISW Members and 2024 focus on Climate and Biodiversity In this newsletter: Plans for 2024, How to create Climate Action Plans Webinar on 20 Feb, Bristol Local Plan consultation to 26 Jan |
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| 2024 Focus on Climate and Biodiversity We need your input Here we are at the start of a new year – with new opportunities and challenges. Your LISW Committee wishes you a good year ahead. Following the conclusion of COP28 and Biodiversity Net Gain now a legal requirement, Landscape Architects need to play a pivotal role in working to transition to climate adapted and biodiverse landscapes. There is so much opportunity for the profession to help drive good practice and collaboration, working jointly with ecologists, arboriculturists, masterplanners, engineers and architects. We will be structuring our events programme for 2024 around the topics of climate change and biodiversity, to help Landscape professionals design for climate adaptation and mitigation, shape their businesses to be more resilient and get to grips with Biodiversity Net Gain. We kick off this programme with the 20 February Climate Action Plan workshop, booking link further below in this newsletter. Other plans for the year include: 30 April AGM with business and climate change focussed webinar BNG webinar series with three webinars during the year – dates and speakers tbc, Please get in touch if you would like to contribute. Joint event with RIBA South West and Design West on Climate and Biodiversity, including case studies – likely to take place in summer or autumn 2024 – tbc Virtual members meets in March, May, July and October, where we can discuss climate and biodiversity case studies and examples in an informal setting Local site visits organised by our Hub Reps, where we can look for example at climate adaption, planting, biodiverse management etc – suggestions from our members welcome! Please get in touch if you would like to contribute to our events in 2024, or if you have any suggestions how we could improve member engagement in 2024. Please email us on mail.southwest@landscapeinstitute.org Some reading: COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels Biodiversity net gain – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Biodiversity Net Gain Statutory Instruments – explained – Land use: policies and framework Biodiversity Net Gain FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions | Local Government Association |
| How to create your Climate Action Plan 20 February 2024, 10-11am, Virtual – Book now! This webinar will explore how businesses can create effective Climate Action Plans to support their journey towards net zero and climate adaptation. The climate and ecological crises have become a major focus for organisations of all kinds. The easiest way to be accountable for your ambitions and ensure action is strategic and lasting is to create a climate action plan. A climate action plan outlines the nuts and bolts of how to make changes within your organisation and is key for turning ambition into concrete change. It is a living document that should be developed and updated over time. However, it can be difficult to know how to get started and what is important to include. In collaboration with Bristol Green Capital Partnership, and supported by Landscape Architects Declare, LISW invites you to a webinar on Tuesday 20th February at 10am to learn how to create or update an existing climate action plan and discover how others have approached this. The webinar will include a presentation from James Bumphrey, Director at Greengage, and case studies from Churchman Thornhill Finch and LDA Design. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions and connect during the webinar. To facilitate the webinar, capacity is limited, so please book your place as soon as possible. |
| Bristol Local Plan Publication Consultation open until 26 January Bristol City Council is asking for representations on their Local Plan, which has progressed to pre-submission stage. Bristol City Council welcomes representations on any of the policies and proposals set out in the new local plan. You can read the publication version of the local plan and related documents here. You can submit your representations via the council’s consultation hub Ask Bristol. You can provide comments and upload supporting documents if you wish. The deadline for representations is Friday 26 January 2024. Alternatively, you can e-mail your comments to Bristol City Council: blp@bristol.gov.uk |
| With best wishes, The LI South West Branch Committee |
