Join Dr. Diana Tingley, from the University of Exeter for a walk and talk around Ludwell Valley Park
New laws say that housing developments must leave the natural environment in a better state than beforehand, known as Biodiversity Net Gain. We discuss whether the current legislation can work well for people and nature at the same time, and whether it goes far enough. We also talk about the benefits to people from being able to access nature and whether social justice has a role to play in all of this.
Dr. Diana Tingley
Diana works at the cross section between academia, business, policy and public engagement as a Senior Research Fellow in the Land, Environment ,Economics and Policy (LEEP) Institute, University of Exeter. Her current research focuses on public preferences for how Biodiversity and Environmental Net Gain can be delivered in practice.
With contributions from:
Professor Ian Bateman: Co-Director LEEP , University of Exeter.
Chris Moulton: Nature Reserve Officer, Devon Wildlife Trust.
Sara Eppel: Nature And People Foundation
Members of the public at the 'walkie talkie' event, Ludwell Park 2024
Further information: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/leep/
This work is supported with funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
