SWEN Plenaries in 2012

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June 2012: RIO+20 SWEN Plenary  summary available here.

1.      Molly Scott Cato, Green economist & Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Roehampton    University

2.      Paul Morling, Senior Economist RSPB, Bedfordshire

3.      Sam Whatmore, Director of Forest Fuels

4.      Guy Watson, Managing Director Riverford Organic Farms

5.      Darren Hall, Bristol Green Capital Partnership

January 2012 Natural Economy & Localism: A summary of the Plenary is available HERE.  Andrew Simms from the new economic foundation emphasised this is the right time to be talking about the Green Economy. with recession and the banking crises we now face a unique opportunity to invest in the rewiring of the economy to low carbon. There are very good examples in Haringey and Birmingham  of councils which are adopting ambitious programmes for carbon reduction.

Presentations from 25th January 2012: Tim Crabtree, Wessex Community Assets; Chris Pomfret, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LEP; Elaine Hayes, IFCA; Tom Butterworth, Natural England Ecosystems Services Toolkit; Charlotte Hanson, South West Forum.

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October 2011 Water Framework Directive: challenges of delivering the targets.

July 2011. The new Framework for Environmental Delivery with speakers including Matt Lobley of Exeter University, Mark Robins of the RSPB and Simon Brenman of South West Wildlife Trusts taking a close look at the Natural Environment White Paper, English Biodiversity Strategy and DEFRA's response to the Lawton Review for the South West. For a summary of the discussion please click here. 

March 2011 Strategic review of small scale renewable energy in the South West: what scale is appropriate; what environmental and landscale impacts are associated with different technologies. Speakers included: Adrian Lea, Cornwal Council Manager, Natural Resources Planning Team  -  Planning for Solar Farms in Cornwall Presentation & Cornwall Council Planning Guidance for Solar Farms; Andrew Honey, Director of Anient Microgeneration -  About the market & about the industry; and Birgit Hontzsch Senior Landscape Architect and Steve Adams, Senior Ecologist from Cornwall Environmental Consultants (CEC) - Large Scale Solar PV Installations: Ecology & Landscape Issues. A summary of the main points and plenary discussion around small scale renewable energy is available here.

January 2011 The Future of SWEN & Changes in Planning & Local Authorities. A note of this plenary is available here.

December 2010 Tracking change plenary: Big Society, Localism, Natural Environment White Paper, DEFRA reform, Local Enterprise Partnerships. Note of plenary available here.

June 2010 Marine Plenary: What the Marine Act means: Note of Plenary discussion available here.   Presentations by Mark Robins & Roger Covey are available. For Robin Toogood and Tom Hoopers presentations please contact Jo Traill Thomson directly.

March 2010 SWEN Priorities. Workshop discussion of delivery of Priorities.

November 2009 (Landscape Plenary) are available here.