Charting the future: next steps in impact mitigation and ecological compensation webinar
Thursday December 10th 08:30 – 10:00 GMT
CEM Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation Thematic Group Webinar
mpact avoidance, mitigation and ecological compensation, such as offsets, are key tools for balancing development with environmental outcomes that benefit nature and people. Yet many challenges remain, such as how to facilitate best-practice implementation; how to measure effectiveness to support ongoing improvement; and how to align ecological compensation efforts with broader biodiversity targets. In this webinar, leading experts on impact mitigation will set out what they see as the most important next steps in this space. The webinar is the first hosted by the new Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation (IMEC) thematic group, part of the ϲʿֱֳ Commission on Ecosystem Management. Following a series of short presentations, an interactive discussion with all speakers will be facilitated byMartine Maron, IMEC Thematic Group lead.
Our expert speakers include:
Pamela Kershaw,Deputy Director for Biodiversity Planning,at the National Dept. of Environment,Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa.
Mark Johnston,Group Ecologist in the corporateenvironmental team in BP plc.
Helga Rainer,Arcus Foundation Great Apes andGibbons Program Director.
Pippa Howard,Director, Extractives & Development,Infrastructure at Fauna & FloraInternational.