Introduction Biodiversity management is an environmental issue that generalist environmental practitioners must sometimes consider. Quite often we are used to dealing with wastes, emissions and compliance with permits etc so I thought it might be worthwhile sharing my thoughts … [Read more...] about Top Tips for Managing Biodiversity for Environmental Practitioners
Environmental Management
Financial Means to Change Environmental Behaviours
Introduction One of the key ways in which environmental policies are implemented, in addition to law, is through financial mechanisms. Financial instruments are those that work on the principle of making some kind of action either more or less economically palatable to … [Read more...] about Financial Means to Change Environmental Behaviours
Considerations of Environmental Compliance Obligation Auditing
Background Compliance obligations (COs) consist of the legal and non legal requirements that an organisation must follow. If an organisation has a certified environmental management system (EMS), it is essential that it evaluates the organisation against COs, being a … [Read more...] about Considerations of Environmental Compliance Obligation Auditing
Environmental Risk Control Hierarchies
Introduction Much of the work of an environmental practitioner involves identifying and managing risk to the environment in one way or another. As I tell the students I train, when it comes to answering exam questions on control, it’s always helpful to use a framework. … [Read more...] about Environmental Risk Control Hierarchies
Important Update: IEMA Rebranded to the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP)
You may have seen that IEMA (the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment) has now rebranded to the Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (ISEP). This change was made following consultation with ISEP (formerly IEMA)’s membership and is … [Read more...] about Important Update: IEMA Rebranded to the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP)