Waters of LIFE, in partnership with Natural Course LIFE Integrated Project, the Wild Atlantic Nature Integrated Project and LIFE on Machair hosted a seminar exploring the topics of natural capital and environmental funding on 29th and 30th of March
Presentations and Videos from the seminar are available by selecting the links below:
Day 1 – 29th March 2023
Introduction to the Natural Course Integrated Project – Sarah Bazley (Natural Course)
Natural Capital – High level overview of our Natural Capital journey in Greater Manchester – Krista Patrick (Greater Manchester Combined Authority)
Irelands Natural Capital Journey – Dr. Catherine Farrell (LIFE on Machair)
Building Capacity – Overview – Sarah Bazley (Natural Course)
Ecological Network Tool – Tom Smart (Natural England)
How building capacity in the Rivers Trust helped to develop the evidence base for the Wyre NFM project – Dan Turner (The Rivers Trust)
Natural Flood Management in the Wyre Catchment – Dan Turner (The Rivers Trust), Thomas Myerscough (Wyre Rivers Trust)
Day 2 – 30th March 2023
Stakeholder Engagement – Overview – Sarah Bazley (Natural Course)
Stakeholder engagement – Engaging with landowners to manage land differently on the Tatton Estate / Rostherne Mere – Petula Neilson (Natural England)
Natural Course diffuse pollution – Petula Neilson, Dr. Paul Thomas (Natural England)
Working with stakeholders on the River Irt – Chris West (West Cumbria Rivers Trust)
Complementary Funding – Overview – Sarah Bazley (Natural Course)
Mobilising Water Industry Investment – Esther Taylor (United Utilities)
Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP Experience and process of leveraging complementary funding – Dr Gary Goggins (Wild Atlantic Nature)