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Day 1.1 Opening and Keynote: Green New Deal – EU Largest Investment in Green Recovery
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Viginius Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
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Day 1. 2 Landscape Architecture: Tackling the Climate Crisis
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Ulrik Lassen, Ramboll; Frances Christie CMLI, remapp; Sheena Bell, Gillespies; Chair: Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 1. 3 Greening Development
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Dr Phil Askew CMLI, Peabody; Jane Walne, Leeds City Council; Dr Julie Godefroy, CIBSE; Chair: Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 1. 4 – Parklets, Place and Community
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Jack Arkney & Matt King, Vestre; Chair: Andree Davies FLI, Davies White Ltd
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Day 1. 5 The Role of Blue Infrastructure in Greener and Healthier Environment
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Charlotte Markey, Polypipe Civils; Chair: Lise Benningen CMLI, Grant Associates
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Day 1. 6 Repurposing old infrastructure in light of Climate Change
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Mark Johnson, Civitas Inc.; Alice Shay, Buro Happold; Chair: Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 1. 7 Using Landscape to create child-led community green spaces and playgrounds
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Mark Grimshaw, Timberplay; Jenny Ferguson CMLI, BDP; Chair: Andree Davies FLI, Davies White Ltd
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Day 1. 8 Less talk, a little more action – time to embed the SDGs
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Jason Longhurst, UK BCSD; Simon Cox, Pro Logis; Joseph Daniels, Project Etopia Group; Chair: Lise Benningen CMLI, Grant Associates
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Day 1. 9 Closing Session
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Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute and Lise Benningen CMLI, Grant Associates
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Day 2. 1 Opening and Keynote: A Green Economy
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Alastair Mant, UKGBC; Chair: Carolin Göhler FLI, Vice President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 2. 2 Preparing for Cop 26 – A view from the UK major cities climate action plan
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Brian Evans, Glasgow City Council; Richard McLernon, Belfast City Council; Jonny Sadler, Manchester Climate Change Agency; Chair: Carolin Göhler FLI, Vice President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 2. 3 A Colourful Collaboration of Design and Ingenuity – The Grey to Green Projects, Sheffield
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Zac Tudor, Sheffield City Council Regeneration Design Team; Mike Prince, Hardscape; Matthew Haslam CMLI, Hardscape; Chair: Paul Lincoln, Landscape Institute
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Day 2. 4 Question Time Style Session : How to influence Systemic Changes
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Dr Mya Rose Craig, Back2Nature; Tatiana Garavito, Wretched of the Earth; Asad Rehman, War on Want; Chair: Ahlyah Ali, Landscape Institute
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Day 2. 5 Closing Session
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Carolin Göhler FLI, Vice President of the Landscape Institute; Paul Lincoln, Landscape Institute; Ahlyah Ali, Landscape Institute
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Day 3. 1 Opening and Keynote – Working together towards Climate Justice and Climate Equity
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Judy Ling Wong CBE, Black Environment Network, Chair: Dr Anastasia Nikologianni, IFLA
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Day 3. 2 Beyond the Usual Suspects: Climate Equity in practice – Engaging Diverse communities
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Dr Helen Hoyle, University of the West of England; Chair: Dr Anastasia Nikologianni, IFLA
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Day 3. 3 Let’s Build back Better!
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Howard Gray, GreenBlue Urban; Chair: Bill Blackledge CMLI, 2B Landscape Consultancy
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Day 3. 4 Children, Play, Inclusion and Nature: A virtual tour of Harwoods Adventurous Play Space
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Michael Hoenigmann, Jupiter Play; Chair: Dr Keren Jones CMLI, Honorary Secretary of the Landscape Institute
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Day 3. 5 Planning for Resilience: South Essex Estuary Park
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Alexandra Steed, Alexandra Steed URBAN; Chair: Dr Anastasia Nikologianni, IFLA
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Day 3. 6 Designing Water management in light of Climate Change
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William Bennett, Wilden Design; David Naismith & Andy Graham, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust; Chair: Bill Blackledge CMLI, 2B Landscape Consultancy
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Day 3. 7 What on Earth Can We Do? The Future of Software in Facilitating Greener Design
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Katarina Ollikainen, Vectorworks UK; Sam Arthur, FPCR Environment and Design Ltd; Chair: Dr Keren Jones CMLI, Honorary Secretary of the Landscape Institute
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Day 3. 8 Closing Session
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Dr Anastasia Nikologianni, IFLA; Bill Blackledge CMLI, 2B Landscape Consultancy; Dr Keren Jones CMLI, Honorary Secretary of the Landscape Institute
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Day 4. 1 Opening and Keynote: Natural Capital Approach to Green Recovery
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Rebecca Pow, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Chair: Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 4. 2 Achieving Transformation Change – how nature can lead Green Recovery
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Rebecca Wrigley, Rewilding Britain; Ian Houlston CMLI, LDA; Dr Peter Shepherd, BSG Ecology; Chair: Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute
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Day 4. 3 Natural Capital in Practice
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Dr Jim Rouquette, Natural Capital Solutions; Chair: Peter Neal FLI, Peter Neal Consulting
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Day 4. 4 Closing Session
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Jane Findlay CMLI, President of the Landscape Institute; Peter Neal, Peter Neal Consulting; Ben Brown, Landscape Institute
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Day 5. 1 Opening & Keynote Session: A national Nature Recovery Network – Why and how?
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Dr Tony Juniper, Natural England; Chair: Francis Hesketh, TEP
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Day 5. 2 Biodiversity Net Gain – The Next Steps
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Dr Julia Baker, Balfour Beatty; Sally Hayns, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management; Helen Oakman, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Chair: Francis Hesketh, TEP
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Day 5. 3 Developing species rich spaces: little known ways of addressing carbon, pollution and biodiversity issues
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James Hewetson Brown, Wildflower Turf ; Dr Matthew Tallis, University Centre Sparsholt; Dr Joe Franklin, WSP; Matt Pitts, Plantlife; Chair: Claire Wansbury CMLI, Atkins Ltd
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Day 5. 4 Practical Session: Calculating Biodiversity Net Gain
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Bob Edmonds & Bill Butcher, UK HAB; Chair: Claire Wansbury CMLI, Atkins Ltd
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- Catch-Up
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22 Mar 2021
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LI CPD: Greener Recovery Festival
Exceptional thought leaders gathered to debate Greener Recovery with topics ranging from climate to biodiversity action. Key discussions were around Net Zero, Environmental Net Gain, Adaptation and Natural Capital Accounting.
Rebecca Pow, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs presented a keynote speech on Natural Capital approach to Green Recovery.
Doctor Tony Juniper CBE, Chair, Natural England presented on A National Nature Recovery Network – Why and how? He discussed the need for a joined-up approach based on partnerships and combining different policy tools.
Some of the learning outcomes included:
- Strategies to mitigate overheating risk at early design stages, including building as well as surrounding environment
- How to challenge systemic racism to widen BAME access to green spaces and diversify the landscape profession
- Actions to address issues of climate justice and climate equity
- What a nature led approach means – and why coordinated action in rural and urban environments and at different spatial scales is essential.
Some of the sessions included:
- Working together towards climate justice and climate equity – Judy Ling Wong CBE, Honorary President of the Black Environment Network
- Greening development – Phil Askew CMLI, Director Landscape and Placemaking at Peabody; Dr Julie Godefroy, Technical Manager at CIBSE; and Jane Walne, Head of Projects and Programmes at Leeds City Council
- Designing water management in light of climate change – Andy Graham, Senior Project Manager at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
- Beyond the Usual Suspects: Climate equity in practice – engaging diverse communities – Dr Helen Hoyle, Senior Lecturer in Healthy Built Environments at UWE Bristol
- Developing species-rich spaces: little known ways of addressing carbon, pollution and biodiversity issues – James Hewetson Brown – Wildflower Turf; Dr Matthew Tallis – University Centre Sparsholt; Joe Franklin – Aecom; Matt Pitts – Plantlife

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