Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the inaugural Nature Finance UK: Review 2023 takes stock of this exciting area of innovation and enterprise, based on a national survey and a sector-wide consultation. The report will help us to properly serve the needs of nature and those working so hard to restore it.
Register now to join this webinar and discover our findings from the inaugural Review of nature-based enterprises across the UK.
About
With the UK in the bottom 10% of countries globally for biodiversity, nature finance – be that a carbon or biodiversity credit, a token, a fund or another vehicle – offers the step-change in funding we need to effectively restore our land and seas. But it is young and needs nurturing to make it work properly.
The Nature Finance Review has been a UK-wide search, survey and analysis of the nature-based enterprises considering and participating in emerging environmental markets. This event coincides with the publication of EKN’s Nature Finance Review report.
Programme
- An introduction from Bruce Howard, Director of EKN;
- A presentation of the key findings from EKN’s Nature Finance Review (Stephen LeFanu);
- A dive into some of the projects featured in our report;
- What are the next steps to finance nature-based projects in the UK? Q&A panel comprising Bruce Howard, Stephen LeFanu, and some of the projects involved in the report.
Register now to join this webinar and discover our findings from the inaugural Review of nature-based enterprises across the UK.
Speakers
Bruce Howard
Director, EKN
Bruce Howard
Director, EKN
Bruce has responsibility for developing the Network and ensuring delivery of its activities. The focus of Bruce’s work for the past 14 years has been to bring different organisations and professions together to tackle environment-related challenges. Linking the condition of the environment with ‘big issues’ in society, such as health and economic development, has been an important part of this. He led the development the Ecosystems Knowledge Network (launched in 2012) and set it up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in 2015. Bruce has the experience of work in local authority, in consultancy, in academia, and in the non-profit sector. Bruce originally trained as a landscape architect.
Under Bruce’s direction, EKN has been at the forefront of Nature Finance and natural capital, having set up the first UK conference dedicated for the topic in 2018.
Stephen Le Fanu
Nature Finance Researcher, EKN
Stephen Le Fanu
Nature Finance Researcher, EKN
At EKN, Stephen researches and connects projects around the UK using finance for nature’s restoration, including EKN’s inaugural UK Nature Finance Project Pipeline Review. His particular interest in using finance to restore the natural environment whilst tackling the problems of poverty and inequality.
Steph Hepworth
Project Officer, Nature North
Steph Hepworth
Project Officer, Nature North
Steph has a broad experience encompassing a range of roles within HE and the environmental sector. At Nature North, she is responsible for supporting the development of key project outputs alongside the Development Manager, the wider Nature North team and partners. She has previously co-ordinated and delivered a range of projects for the RSPB, The Mersey Forest and The University of Manchester. Steph is a qualified teacher with a BSc in Environmental Science, she is passionate about nature and collaborative working.
Matthew Morrison-Clarke
Business Development Manager (Environmental Markets), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Matthew Morrison-Clarke
Business Development Manager (Environmental Markets), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Matt joined the Conservation Strategy Directorate at Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust to develop and manage their presence within the emerging Biodiversity Net Gain market. Prior to this he has worked in the Third Sector to support vulnerable adults who experience barriers to accessing community services following many years previously in sales and marketing roles with leading consumer brands.
Henry Crabb
Nature Finance Specialist, EKN
Henry Crabb
Nature Finance Specialist, EKN
Henry joined Ecosystems Knowledge Network from Middlemarch Environmental, where he worked on appraising natural capital and delivering some pioneering projects for biodiversity net gain and nutrient neutrality. Henry is also an approved Assessor for Building with Nature, an industry standard for built development.
Henry’s role at EKN is about championing and connecting projects that are pursuing financial innovation for environmental restoration.