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Institute of Ecology and
Environmental Management
Naturally Professional
Annual Review
2010 - 2011
www.ieem.net
The President’s Report
The President’s Report
The Institute of Ecology and Environmental
Management (IEEM) is the professional The period that this Annual Review covers
membership body for ecologists and (April 2010 – March 2011) is one that saw
environmental managers across the UK two Presidents in office. I need to start my
and Ireland. We also welcome members first President’s report, therefore, by thanking
from overseas. Steve Ormerod for the very sound way
he guided and supported the Institute for
Our Vision the main part of the year before I became
President last November. If I can be as
A society which values the natural environment and
recognises the contribution of professional ecologists and insightful, decisive and clear thinking as Steve
environmental managers to its conservation. in my tenure, the Institute will surely benefit.
Our Mission As I am sure you all know, the running of the Institute
depends very much on a small, but excellent, secretariat
To promote the highest standards of professional supported by Council. Council has a number of
practice, and to raise the profile of professional ecological committees: Finance and General Purpose; External
and environmental management, for the benefit of nature
Affairs; Professional Affairs; Training, Education and
and society.
Career Development; and Membership Admissions. You
can read more about the work of all these in the following
The Organisational Objectives
pages. Council and these Committees are all dependent
• To advance the understanding and the practise of on IEEM members volunteering (or being volunteered!)
ecology and environmental management for the to provide their time and services. We could not function
benefit of the natural environment and the public good. as effectively as we do without them. So it gives me
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• To further the conservation and enhancement of
great pleasure to be able to thank everyone who
biodiversity and the maintenance of ecological represents IEEM on both Council and the Committees.
processes and life support systems essential to a fully These members spend significant amounts of time
functional biosphere. perusing papers and commenting on draft documents.
They have helped develop the new IEEM Strategy and
• To establish, uphold and advance the standards of
competence and conduct of those who practise
they mould and re-write numerous responses to various
ecology and environmental management as a matters of significance to which we wish to respond
profession. and which affect the professional lives of ecologists and
environmental managers.
• To promote education, training and ongoing skills
development to support excellence in the practice of
ecological and environmental management.
We should all be very grateful for not only the time freely
offered, but also the highly professional and competent
• To encourage innovation, knowledge transfer and best manner in which the advice and input is provided. It is
practice as part of a sustainable approach to effective also stimulating and fun – we are, after all, creating
nature conservation.
groups of people who would not normally be working
• To increase recognition of the role of ecologists and together, pooling our ideas and efforts to solve various
environmental managers amongst other professionals,
Government and the wider community.
• To encourage the adoption of sustainable policies and
processes that protect and enhance the ecosystem
services on which all life depends.
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The President’s Report
Penny Anderson CEnv FIEEM
President
issues and helping to develop the Institute. This last year has seen some interesting developments
The other groups of members to whom we also owe which are tied in closely to our professional mission.
a considerable debt are the Geographic Section The most significant was the Lawton Report, Making
Convenors, Section Committee members and the Space for Nature, which sets out a vision for the future
Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) interviewers, as well for habitats and wildlife – building on the fragments
as a range of other members on whom we can call for which survive and developing these into interconnecting
particular assistance for various jobs. There would be swathes of habitats resilient to the effects of climate
no Geographic Sections - the meetings, talks and get change. ‘More, bigger, better, joined’ is a catchphrase
togethers that many of you enjoy - without your leaders. to remember. If the principles of the Lawton Report
So a big thank you to all of you that assist in the Sections are embraced in the Government’s White Paper on the
as well as any other input into the Institute’s functioning. Environment (on which various members, including
myself, as well as IEEM as a whole submitted comments)
These are exciting times for IEEM. In June 2010 we had there could be a rosier future for our wildlife in England.
a wonderful tribute-filled evening to help Jim Thompson Interesting developments are taking place in Wales,
on his way to retirement and we welcomed our new already embracing the ecosystem services approach.
CEO, Sally Hayns. She has been very busy since The challenge will be realising Lawton’s vision while
arriving, working with Council, the Committees and the coping with cuts in budgets. Some opportunities may
Geographic Sections to develop a new IEEM Strategy arise through biodiversity offsetting – another subject on
with its associated Business Plan. This has helped to which IEEM were consulted by Defra.
redefine our priorities and identify the most fruitful ways
forward over the next five years. The plan is full of good This leads on to the next year or two for IEEM. No crystal
ideas; challenging and exciting. The next few years will ball gazing is needed to remember that we will be 21 in
be interesting to see how successfully we manage to 2012. This will be your opportunity to join in a range of
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implement it within the current financial and political activities to celebrate our coming of age. We welcome
climate. any ideas you may have on festivities we can all enjoy.
Working towards our 5,000th member will also be critical
We operate in difficult times at the moment. Despite the since this is the magic number which determines our
cut backs, challenges to our employment and down-sizing ability to apply for our own charter – an objective towards
of Government bodies, IEEM continues to grow, albeit which we are actively working – your job is to find one
more slowly than in the past. We as a professional body new member each over the next year or so – that will
are doing our best to ensure that the changes do not help us fly past 5,000 quickly. It would also give us the
compromise our profession, what has been achieved in mandate and resources to implement all the elements of
the past and all we stand for in the nature conservation the new Strategy with flying colours, thus strengthening
world. It will not be easy and losses of ecology and the Institute and rendering it an even more effective and
environmental management jobs are already evident in robust organisation to serve our collective needs.
some consultancies as well as in Local Government and
the Statutory Agencies. IEEM will continue to maintain
appropriate levels of pressure where we feel we can
assist members and our profession.
Photo: Paul Biggins
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From the Secretariat
From the Secretariat
The past year has been one of significant change dozen paper and electronic publications (including four issues
for the Secretariat, not least because of the of In Practice) and responded to 14 Government or Statutory
retirement of the Executive Director, Dr Jim Agency consultations including significant contributions to
Thompson, at the end of June and my own arrival the major new biodiversity agendas being drawn up by the
UK Governments and Defra’s deliberations on the merits of
to take the helm. My sense of anticipation in taking
biodiversity offsetting.
up this new challenge was well founded as I arrived
to find a team and an organisation in good heart We continue to be an active partner in the Society for the
and eager to begin the next chapter of IEEM’s Environment and the European Network of Environmental
development. Professionals (ENEP – formerly EFAEP) and to actively seek
partnerships with like-minded organisations and bodies. We
Jim’s contribution to the Institute’s growth during his 15 years have processed 542 new membership applications, 271
as Executive Director has been well recorded and we hope upgrades and 64 Chartered Environmentalist applications as
he has a very long and happy retirement. Jim was rightly well as advising numerous members who, struggling with the
honoured at the June reception to mark the presentation difficult economic situation, have required additional support.
of the IEEM Medal which was awarded to Professor Brian We have also handled eight complaints procedures – a difficult
Moss for his outstanding contribution to limnology. Professor but important aspect of a professional institution.
Moss was a well-deserving recipient of the Medal, which was
presented by Mike Clarke, Chief Executive of RSPB, and he There have also been numerous new projects and initiatives.
entertained us all with his eloquent, amusing and thought- In October 2010 we launched the Marine Ecological Impact
provoking acceptance speech. Assessment Guidelines at our national marine conference
at St Andrews organised in collaboration with the Scottish
In getting to know my new team I have been impressed by Geographic Section. We have updated a number of the
their commitment and determination to get the job done. They Professional Guidance Series and the Competencies for
have been thinly stretched as Council wisely took the decision Species Survey. A pilot mentoring project involving members
to be prudent in not filling the two vacant posts carried in the North West of England is now underway. The Ecological
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over from the previous year, both to protect the Institute in Skills Project took a major step forward with the appointment
financially uncertain times and to give me the opportunity to of consultants to lead the next phase. This culminated in a very
structure the staff team as I saw fit. Despite this a tremendous successful and informative technical workshop in February
amount has been achieved. Supported by IEEM’s Council and 2011 hosted by Atkins and attended by key stakeholders.
Committees the team has organised six conferences including The resulting report and recommendations will be published
the first Autumn conference and AGM in Dublin, administered shortly and identify a challenging but exciting programme of
over 100 workshops and training events, produced over a work for the Institute. In addition we are now also working
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From the Secretariat
Sally Hayns
Chief Executive Officer
on our environmental policy to play our part in reducing our the Institute for the next five years. The process of producing
environmental footprint. the Plan involved a great deal of analysis, reflection and
creative thinking on the part of Council and its Committees, the
Over the course of the year we were fortunate to benefit from Geographic Section Committees and the Secretariat team. I am
the assistance of a number of interns who helped us with a grateful to everyone who contributed and gave their time, ideas
variety of projects beneficial to members. George Knights, and constructive comments so freely. The resulting Plan is a
Laura Wilson, Eleanor Stubbs, Simon Kain and Kim Lipscombe framework for growth in size, influence and impact that should
all contributed their enthusiasm as well as their newly acquired see IEEM achieve even more success in the future. Both I and my
knowledge and skills. It was great to have them as part of team are pleased and proud to be working with our members to
our team, if only for a brief period, and we wish them well in ensure its successful delivery over the coming years.
their future careers. We also recruited a new intern, Jessica
Batchelor, to help us review the Guidelines on Ecological Impact Finally I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those
Assessment. members I have met for the first time over the past nine
months and who have made me so welcome. I look forward to
Towards the end of the year Council signed off a new Strategic meeting many more of you in the coming months and years.
Plan that sets out the strategic objectives, goals and targets for
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Photo: Jason Reeves
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External Affairs
External Affairs
Greg Carson CEnv MIEEM
Chair, External Affairs Committee
Looking Back Awards
The year saw a transition of national
administration and considerable
uncertainty over the future and
management of environmental assets. As
this goes to press, the full impact of the
changes are still yet to be felt. Suffice
to say the paradox of a Government
which outwardly supports biodiversity
yet on the other hand, through swinging
cuts, is threatening the safeguard of
protected areas and species, still hangs
in the air. However, this year has also
seen an increase in the amount of policy
communication both externally with local
government and Ministers and internally
with the membership.
Influencing Policy
One of the key roles of the
Institute is to support decision-
makers in taking a balanced and
evidence-based approach to
policy formulation and subsequent
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actions. The year saw the
finalisation of position papers on
renewable energy and protected
areas. The latter was particularly Dr Mike Clarke presents the 2010 IEEM Medal to Professor Brian Moss
apposite and both supported
and reflected the outcome of the A highlight of the year was the awarding of the IEEM Medal in June 2010 to the
Government review of wildlife sites distinguished limnologist at Liverpool University, Professor Brian Moss. As in
as chaired by Sir John Lawton. previous years, Robin Buxton chaired the Panel of Fellows to draw up a shortlist
Responses were also provided of suitable candidates from which Professor Moss was selected. Thanks go to
to 14 Government and Statutory Robin and his colleagues for their work.
Agency consultations.
As well as the Medal, the other important award ceremony is that of the IEEM
Tony Bradshaw Best Practice Awards. For 2010, there were again a good
Marketing and number of excellent submissions. As in 2009, three of these were selected by
the External Affairs Committee to go forward to the final stage, following which
Promotion the annual conference delegates voted for the winning entry. At the conference
in Dublin each finalist was required to give a short presentation following which
Marketing and promotion continues there was a vote by delegates. The presentations made for a more engaging
to grow with the Institute having a approach for the participation of the delegates and emphasised the importance
presence at over 40 external events of best practice and the awards. All the submissions were of a high quality and
and the publication of, for example, the work that IEEM members achieve in delivering best practice was in evidence
the last Annual Review and the 2010 by the material presented by all three finalists, with the Environment Agency and
Wall Calendar. Four editions each of In Freshwater Biological Association winning the award for their aquatic invertebrate
Practice and the E-Newsletter were also identification training programme. The presentation of finalists is likely to be a
published.the Institute responded to formula repeated in subsequent years and for 2011, changes have been made to
seven consultations, these can be found the submission criteria, making it clearer for projects to be put forward.
in the members’ section of the website.
Committee Members
The Committee continues to be dynamic and welcomed their work throughout the year: Debbie Bartlett, Will Brown,
two new members - Emma Toovey and Will Brown - to Robin Buxton, Phil Colebourn, Paul Goriup, Daniel Gotts,
their first meeting. Thanks go to Jon Capel, for his sterling Stuart Ireland, John Jackson, Simon James, Tom Mallows,
contribution, who stood down after eight years of service. Charles Morgan, and Emma Toovey. Thanks are also given
The Chair offers his thanks to the Committee members for to Jason Reeves from the Secretariat for his support.
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Membership
Membership
Keith Ross CEnv MIEEM
Chair, Membership Admissions Committee
Membership The Future
The new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
The Committee has been pleased to see a steady due to operate in the next membership year will hopefully
flow of new applications and has welcomed the large make the process of renewals easier both for members
number of applications from existing members wishing and staff at HQ. It will also offer opportunities to move to
to upgrade to the next level of membership. From April an electronic rather than paper-based application system,
2010 to March 2011, 115 new Full members and 51 helping to speed up the process and economise on
new Associate members have been approved. 134 postage. Another benefit will be member services-based
members have upgraded to Full membership and 89 improvements to the website, including the Commercial
have upgraded to Associate membership. There have Directory. We always look at ways in which we can improve
also been 170 new Students, 37 new Affiliates, 169 our services to members as we know that keeping and
new Graduates and 48 Students upgrading to Graduate. recruiting members is the backbone of our institute.
However it has been disappointing to note there has
only been one new Fellow of the institute in the last
12 months and I would encourage those who may be
eligible for Fellowship to apply.
Committee Members
Committee members come from a wide range of backgrounds
Membership numbers have held up well despite the
in ecology and this helps when reviewing applicants reflecting
difficult economic situation and for those members
a very broad range of experience. The Committee has been
unfortunate enough to have been made redundant
pleased to welcome three new members during the year:
keeping up membership can be useful in the search for
firstly, Eirene Williams, with her background in university
new employment. Our aim is to have 5,000 members
teaching and previous service on the IEEM Council and other
by the end of the four year Strategic Plan as we work
Committees; secondly, Mike Willis with his long experience
towards gaining our own Charter. Meanwhile, in the last
with the Countryside Council for Wales, and finally Andy Taylor
year 64 members have successfully applied for chartered
with his experience in environmental consultancy in Northern
status though our membership of the Society for the
Ireland. They have already made a valuable contribution to the
Environment (SocEnv) and have become Chartered
Committee’s work.
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Environmentalists (CEnv).
The Work of the Committee
Much of the Membership Admissions Committee’s work is discussion of those applications which are less straight forward
ongoing and batches of applications have as usual been but has also enabled members to make useful contributions to
reviewed throughout the year. Attendance at the quarterly discussions on the Strategic and Business Plans, particularly
meetings has been good, which has not only allowed time for where issues relating to membership were concerned.
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Professional Affairs
Mick Hall CEnv MIEEM
Professional Affairs
Chair, Professional
Affairs Committee
Photo: Pete Johnstone
Introduction
The Professional Affairs Committee
(PAC) is charged with establishing,
upholding and advancing the
standards of education, qualification,
competence and conduct of
those who practise ecology and
environmental management. PAC
achieves this through overseeing
a programme of special projects,
preparing Professional Guidance
Series (PGS) notes, and through
reviewing and appraising complaints
of non-compliance with the Code of
Professional Conduct.
Complaints and
Disciplinaries
PAC has considered eight complaints within
Committee Members
the year, referring one to a disciplinary During the year, Hilary Ludlow, Sue Swales and Tom Keatley stood down
board. It is clear that some complaints from the Committee, having served diligently for the full term allowed. PAC
could be avoided if more care was taken would like to thank them for their hard work and for giving so freely of their
during the preparation of reports, to time. Despite the changes to the membership, the Committee remains
representative of the range of professionals within the institute, including
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ensure that they are meaningful, useful
and understandable, and if adequate effort academic, statutory agency, local authority and consultancy professionals,
had been placed in understanding clients’ from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. During 2010 the Committee
briefs from the outset and in developing welcomed Mike Oxford, to join Lorna Harris, Lisa Kerslake, William Latimer,
effective communication with clients during Louise Mapstone, Jon Huckle, Martin Fox and Mick Hall (Chair).
works. The review of complaints is an
important role for PAC, and it ensures that
it undertakes the role diligently and with full
knowledge of the facts: PAC recognises
Future Work
that getting the appropriate information on Over the next year PAC looks forward to delivering the challenging targets set out
which to base its appraisal of conformance in the Annual Business Plan. It will support the review of the Ecological Impact
with the Code of Professional Conduct Assessment Guidelines (terrestrial) and its update to include the Republic of
can take time, and has implemented a Ireland, and contribute to the setting of a ‘biodiversity standard’, working with BSI
new approach during the year with the and other key biodiversity stakeholders. It will also give consideration to how the
aim of streamlining the process as far as IEEM Tony Bradshaw Best Practice Awards can be used to raise standards of
possible. practice within the profession.
Projects
Partially in response to members’ concerns and requests, • A review of BREEAM and discussions with BRE have led to
but also to raise standards throughout the profession, PAC small changes to the ecological assessment criteria within
has developed the Professional Guidance Series over the last the latest review, but with the promise of influencing more
10 years. During 2010 a thorough review of the series was meaningful changes to ensure that the aims of all are met in
undertaken to ensure that the advice that is provided remains due course.
up-to-date and appropriate. PGS for Costing of Project Work,
Advertising Practice, Access to Land, Tendering, and Risk • PAC has helped to steer the direction of a CIRIA project
Assessment for Lone Workers have all been amended during to provide guidance on the incorporation of biodiversity
the year. through Green Infrastructure in civil engineering projects.
With regards to the special projects supported through the • Competencies for Species Survey have been developed for
Committee: badger, barn owl, bats, brown and mountain hare, Eurasian
otter, great crested newt, hazel dormouse, pine marten,
• The guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment (Marine polecat, and white-clawed crayfish. These establish clear
and Coastal) were completed and officially launched at the criteria for the level of skills and experience required to
IEEM Marine Conference in Scotland in October and at the competently undertake species surveys and to demonstrate
Annual Autumn Conference in Dublin. having received appropriate training.
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Pam Nolan CEnv MIEEM
Training & Education
Chair, Training, Education
Training and Education
and Career Development
Committee
Summary of 2010-11
Achievements
Sourcing and providing good quality, accessible training
and professional development opportunities have
continued to be priorities for us this year, together with
steering new project work on Ecological Skills (project
reported separately) and Mentoring. We have also
overseen the further development of student services,
with material for new web-based student pages and
careers advice now available on the IEEM website. We are
looking forward to a new phase for the Institute, helping
to shape a new Professional Development Strategy for the
Institute and supporting the Institute’s new Training and
Professional Development Officer as Nick Jackson moves
on to a new role within the Secretariat.
Conferences
The Committee helped to shape the content of and
Photo: Pete Johnstone
successfully organise the three national IEEM conferences
in this period:
• ‘Ecosystem Services’, a one-day conference in London
in April 2010
Mentoring
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We are pleased to report that an IEEM mentoring
• ‘Ecological Issues in the Marine Environment’, a scheme within the membership is now being piloted in
one-day conference at St. Andrews University, Fife in the North West England Geographic Section. Ten pairs
October 2010 of mentors and mentees met for an initial training day
• ‘Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Opportunities, on 17 February 2011. The scheme will be trialled for
New Targets’, a two-day conference which took place 12 months and, if successful, be rolled out nationally to
in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland (a first for an IEEM national all IEEM members in the coming years.
conference) in November 2010.
Nick Jackson, IEEM’s Training and Education Officer,
also oversaw the organisation of several very successful
Professional Development
Geographic Section conferences on topics such as Great
Crested Newts (South East England), Bat Mitigation (West
Programme of Workshops
Midlands) and Green Infrastructure (South East England). and Short Course Training
The professional development programme
Continuing Professional remained very popular overall and was well-
Development (CPD) received by both members and non-members
alike, though the continued downturn in the
The 2010-11 CPD audit, via a random sample of 1% economy did mean that we had to cancel a
of the members, will take place in May. When the audit higher number of courses than usual due to
is completed, the Committee will issue a prize (free a lack of bookings. The diverse range of 102
workshop or conference attendance) to the IEEM member short courses attracted 1,026 participants
they believe has the best range of CPD courses (and best and the quality of tutors was reflected in
unstructured learning) recorded on their form. the positive feedback received from most
delegates. Many welcomed the provision of
more beginner-level workshops within the
Committee Members programme and we continued to source
The Committee is comprised of Peter Beale, Neil Coombs, courses and tutors from a wider geographical
Hugh Dixon, Vicky Fletcher, Peter Glaves, Alan Hopkins, coverage. We will be reviewing the Professional
Andy Lane, Nicky Hunter, Richard Jefferson, Steve Development Strategy in the coming months,
McMellor, Pam Nolan (Chair), Jonathan Panter, Sarah and building on the already popular short
Pemberton and Kathy Velander. course programme by including more
advanced-level workshops and a more diverse
Finally, a big thank you to Nick Jackson from all the range of topics.
Committee members and we wish him every success in his
new role with IEEM!
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Geographic Sections
Geographic Sections
Introduction
The Geographic Sections provide a local presence for IEEM members and foster the growth, development and activities of the
Institute on a national or regional basis.
Ireland
Events
April 2010 - Bryophyte Identification for Habitat Survey
workshop at Derrygonelly
June 2010 - Grasses/Sedges/Rushes Workshop
July 2010 - Nature event, Northern Ireland
August 2010 - Nature Walk, Cork
October 2010 - Field Visit: Wexford Nature Reserve
Committee Members
The current Section Committee consists of: Anne Murray (Convenor), Joanne Denyer
(Treasurer), Elaine Dromey, Suzanne Lowry, Paul Lynas, Orla Maguire, Mark McCorry,
Photo: Richard Nairn Ciaran Ryan, Paul Scott, George Smith, Aisling Walsh, and Ryan Wilson-Parr.
Scotland Sally Olds MIEEM
Convenor, Scottish Geographic Section
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Events
• 9 April 2010 - Student conference, Stirling University/SNH/SEPA
• April 2010 - Members of the Scottish IEEM Committee attended the Wildlife and Natural Environment
(WANE) Bill Stakeholder Forum at the Scottish Government to hear more about the consultation
responses, to feed in information and discuss the next steps - 60 participants.
• 4 May 2010 - Seminar: Follow up on the WANE Bill for which IEEM provided a response in September
2009.
• 28 July 2010 - Seminar: Scottish Government Consultation on the Draft Plan for Offshore Wind
Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters - 20 participants.
• 27 September 2010 - Event: Edinburgh University Professional Skills course. Talk on how IEEM can
help with getting into a career in environment.
• 16 October 2010 - Skills Sharing: badger walk.
• October 2010 - Conference: Ecological Issues in the Marine Environment (National Conference) at St
Andrews - 110 participants.
• February 2011 - Event: Breaking into the Environment (Speaker: Neville Photo: Stewart Grant CNPA
Makan).
The Future
The Section is looking into a number of specific topics for future events:
• Careers - contributions to University Careers events in Stirling and Aberdeen
• Social - Isle of Mull Field Weekend - June 2011
• Workshop/Social - Consultation on the revised Ecological Impact Assessment
Guidelines - June 2011
• Skills - Glenluce bugs and important habitats - July 2011
• Sharing Good Practice - Field Visit, Blacklaw Wind Farm - September 2011
• Conference - Scottish National Conference New Techniques in Mitigation and
Monitoring - October 2011
• Skills /social - Borders Forest tree ID and tree planting - November 2011
• Workshop/social - The WANE bill in practice - December 2011
Committee Members
Karen Dick (Convenor), Nicola Tyrrell (Vice Convenor), Elaine Anderson
(Secretary), Chris Spray, Peter Wright, Duncan Lang, Marcus Cross, Graham
Rankin, Neville Makan
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Geographic Sections
Geographic Sections
Wales Richard Dodd MIEEM
Convenor, Welsh Geographic Section
Events
Our events over the past 12 months became involved in the environmental Countryside Council for Wales will now
have included a joint seminar in July sector. A summary has been provided by be the interim caretaker for the Welsh
2010 with Natur focusing on European Abbey Sanders in a previous issue of In Section. The Section has recently
Protected Species and the historic built Practice. There were 35 delegates. recruited a few new faces to the Welsh
environment at the Media Resources Section Committee and we call for
Centre in Builth Wells, Powys. Talks Policy
greater involvement from parts of north,
and discussion points were provided The Section submitted comments mid and west Wales.
by the Welsh Assembly Government, through IEEM on the Natural Environment
Countryside Council for Wales, DLA The Committee currently consists of
Framework to the Welsh Assembly
Piper, Caerphilly and Flintshire County Mike Willis (Convenor), Jon Barnes,
Government. The consultation document
Borough Councils, Wye Valley AONB and Debbie Brown, James Gillespie, Mick
sought opinions on the vision of nature
Baker Shepherd Gillespie. The seminar Green, Tim Oliver, David Parker, Hannah
conservation delivery and priorities within
examined pressures on practitioners and Powell, Abbey Sanders, Fred Slater, and
Wales.
their clients involved with the historic Hattie Spray.
built environment. The event attracted Looking Forward
40 participants.
Our attentions are now focusing on a
A further joint seminar was aimed national conference, further joint events
at environmental students held in with Natur and inputs to the ecological
December at Cardiff University with skills gap project.
Natur in December 2010. A panel
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of experts, including representatives
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from Countryside Council for Wales, Following our AGM in February 2011,
Newport City Council, Cardiff School Richard Dodd stepped down as
of Biosciences and Wildwood Ecology, Convenor after three years of service,
chaired by Professor Steve Ormerod, but will continue as an active member
provided an overview of how each of the Section. Mike Willis from the
North West England Andy Whitfield CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, North West England Geographic Section
Events Awards
Through the kind offers made by members we were able to run The Section was pleased to see three IEEM awards coming to
four field based events in 2010: the North West in 2010:
• Phil Putwain waded in early with a trip to Woolston New
• In June 2010, Professor Brian Moss of Liverpool University
Cut Canal in April 2010 which reviewed the work to allow
was awarded the IEEM Medal for his distinguished lifelong
contaminated sediments to be contained in-situ while the
contribution to the theory and practice of limnology.
canal is restored as an aquatic feature within an urban
• In November 2010, the Environment Agency and Freshwater
country park.
Biological Association, as represented by Pam Nolan from
• A trip to Gowy Meadows in Cheshire, organized by Richard
the North West Region, won the IEEM Tony Bradshaw Best
Gardner of Cheshire Wildlife Trust, discussed the importance
Practice Award for their Freshwater Macro-invertebrate
and future management of this potentially regionally
Species Training. And Paul Rooney, our former Convenor
important wetland.
and current Committee member, and Charlotte Durkin were
• Alun Evans ran an event to review and discuss grassland
runners up for the Sand Dune and Shingle Network based at
restoration and management at his farm just over the border
Liverpool Hope University.
in Wales.
• Our final field event of the year was to Fishwick LNR in Committee Members
Preston. This was run by John Jones, Lancashire County
Ecologist, and involved discussion and review of habitat The current Section Committee
re-establishment and enhancement techniques, conflicts members are:
between nature conservation and recreation, educational Andy Whitfield (Convenor), Jon Huckle
opportunities and public involvement, and enhancement of (Vice-Convenor), Katie Finlinson
habitat connectivity. (Secretary), Paul Rooney, Alun Evans,
• The AGM, held in December 2010, featured an inspirational Richard Roe, Simon Holden,
talk by Professor Brian Moss, intriguingly entitled ‘The Future Vicky Holden, Emily Fallows and
of Freshwaters: lessons from the Merchant of Venice’. Nicola Barnfather.
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North East England Andy Cherrill CEnv MIEEM
Committee Member, North East England Geographic Section
Events
• April 2010 - Field Visit: Woolston New Cut Canal led by Professor Philip
Putwain – 12 participants
• July 2010 - Field Visit: RSPB Saltholme Reserve, Teesside – 20+ participants
• January 2011 - Making Mitigation Happen – 32 paticipants
• March 2011 - Talk: Orthoptera in the North East: Distribution, Ecology
and Calls (Speaker: Andy Cherrill) Joint event with Durham Bat Group – 30
paticipants
• March 2011 - Seminar: Bumblebee Behaviour in Agricultural Landscapes (Dr
Roy Sanderson) – 28 participants
Future Events
• June 2011 - Brownfields and butterflies - a conservation dilemma
• Oct 2011 - Ecosystem Services
• August 2011 - Is Kielder Important for Raptors?
Newsletter
Four editions of the Section’s newsletter were been produced by Dorian Latham. This well produced
newsletter has served as a useful vehicle for the Section.
Committee Members
Derek Hilton-Brown (Convenor), Ian Bond (Vice-Convenor), Liz Juppenlatz (Secretary), Steve Betts
(Treasurer), Andrew Cherrill, Robin Cox, Dorian Latham, Ben Ralston, Jo Rockingham and Duncan Watson.
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Yorkshire and the Humber Gordon Haycock CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, Yorkshire and the Humber Geographic Section
Events
December 2010 - Exploring Knotty Issues in Bat reports and Mitigation, led by Hugh Firman (Calderdale Council)
and Robert Masheder (West Yorkshire Ecology) – 45 participants.
Future Plans
After a series of events in the early spring the Section had a fairly quiet year in 2010. The bat event was
extremely popular and well attended, with good information exchange and lots of good feedback and ideas for
meetings in the forthcoming year.
Committee Members
Gordon Haycock (Convenor), Marten Hall, Vicky Hanslip, Keith James, Bernadette Lobo, Dave Martin
East Midlands Ryan Mellor CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, East Midlands Geographic Section
Newly Relaunched
The Wildlife Trust’s site on Rutland Water was the location for the relaunch of the East Midlands Section.
Roger Morris CEnv FIEEM chaired an evening of presentations from Andrew Baker on bio-acoustics and their
potential applications for biodiversity monitoring; Bob Edmonds on the Bardon Hill Quarry Extension – a case
study for using a biodiversity offset approach in the UK; Gerard Hawley MIEEM on the Mersey Life project
which identified opportunities for river, riparian and floodplain restoration/creation; and Tim Mackrill from the
Wildlife Trust spoke on the Osprey Project based at the reservoir. They were all very interesting presentations,
each demonstrating the range of work with which members are involved. Members present, and others that
had contacted Kim Lipscombe during the organisation of the event, have expressed the desire for an active
East Midlands Section covering: Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire and Rutland. To this end, Andrew Morris, a Graduate member working for Smiths Gore, has agreed to be the
contact for the Section and will arrange a first meeting of Section members so as to take forward activities in the East Midlands.
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Geographic Sections
West Midlands Paul Cobbing CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, West Midlands Geographic Section
Notable Highlights
The Section was formally established at the September 2010 AGM. The Section conference on bats
in October 2010 was another highlight of the year.
Events
• April 2010 – visit to The Wall Farm, near Telford, a small family-run mixed farm on the edge of
the Weald Moors – 12 participants. The farm-walk looked at: restoration of former wet grassland
for wading birds; creation and management of species rich neutral grassland; the identification
and management of historic environment features, as well as the relationship between the
landscape ecology of the farm and the Weald Moors and the opportunities and challenges that
agri-environmental schemes face in the future.
• June 2010 - A ‘Guerrilla Day’ at Kinver Edge, Staffordshire, looking for and identifying species – 2 participants.
• September 2010 - West Midlands Section AGM – the formal establishment of the Section. Presentations from Andy
Tasker (formal welcome), Colin Raven (Director of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust – Landscape Scale Projects), Professor
Rob McDonald (Head of Wildlife and Emergency Diseases
Programme, FERA - Badgers and TB) – 48 participants.
• October 2010 - Bats and Mitigation Conference: Sharing
Good Practice - Deer Park Hall and Conference Centre,
Worcestershire – 78 delegates.
• November 2010 - IEEM WM/Local Government Ecologists
and Environmental Managers workshop on exploring
planning issues of common interest to local government
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ecologists and consultants – 27 participants.
Committee Members
Paul Cobbing (Convenor), Lisa Kerslake (Vice-Convenor),
Stephen West (Treasurer), Natalie Walker (Secretary), Stewart
Rampling (Events), Veronica Lawrie, Aidan Marsh, Tom Oliver,
Delia Shanon, Janet Watson Photo: Jason Reeves
East of England David Collins CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, East of England Geographic Section
Events
The East of England Section has had a busy year and has hosted four events, all of which have been reasonably well
attended:
• July 2010 – Field Visit: Wetland Plants, Cantley Marshes, Norfolk – 25 participants.
• January 2011 – Talk on ‘Floodplain meadows: diversity, water and nutrients’ from Professor David Gowing, at Girton
College, Cambridge – 40 participants.
• February 2011 – Talk and visit on the ‘Management of Wicken Fen’, Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire – over
30 participants.
• March 2011 – Talk on nature conservation in Romania – 20 participants.
Committee Members
Sue Morgan (Convenor), David Collins (Vice Convenor), Poppy McDonald (Secretary), Alanna Cooper, Charles Heal, Neil
Harvey, Nick Sibbett, Jeremy Halls, Rob Yaxley and Diana Ward.
Special thanks go to David Collins who has worked hard for so long as the Convenor for the Section and
who remains on the Committee as Vice Convenor.
The Committee has recently begun a review of its Section information on the IEEM website.
Forthcoming Events
The Section is planning a number of future events, including an evening Visit to Santon Downham, an
evening visit to Sutton Fen, a FWAG-led farm visit, a Species Recording event with BSBI, and a habitat
creation workshop.
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South East England Angela Bond MIEEM
Convenor, South East England Geographic Section
Events solutions. Speakers, including landscape designers,
horticulturists and hydrologists, who work at the forefront
Over the last year the Section has held three major events, all
of creative Green Infrastructure provision, gave a detailed
of which proved to be extremely popular and were very well
insight into their work including references to some of their
received.
own case studies such as the Olympic Park, Ladywell Fields
In October 2010 we held two very different events. On a and the Westfield Green Wall.
brisk Saturday morning 25 participants braved the weather
Highlights
to attend a morning tutorial and field trip near Oxford to learn
more about freshwater ecology. The event was led by Jim Certainly the most exciting news is that the South East Section
Fairclough and introduced some of the basic concepts in no longer has ‘shadow status’ but has become a full blown
freshwater ecology, with a focus on invertebrate diversity Section with a Committee and everything!
and examination of survey methodology. The following
AGM and Committee Members
Friday over 60 delegates met in Pirbright, Surrey to attend a
masterclass on the Thames Basin Heaths (TBH) SPA Delivery Our first AGM was held on the afternoon of 11 March 2011
Framework, which was delivered by some of those involved where the new Committee was elected. In the presence of
in the formation of the joint strategic partnership and the Sally Hayns, Toby Gibbs was elected as the new Section
implementation of the framework, including Natural England, Convenor, with Ben Benatt becoming Secretary, and
Hampshire County Council and Wokingham Borough Council. Gemma Russell Treasurer. Angela Simmons stepped down
The day was highly informative, sparking many interesting as Section Convenor, a role which she has undertaken
debates and discussions and providing a great opportunity to since the Shadow Section first started, to
put ‘faces to names’ within the Thames Basin Heaths area. become Vice-Convenor. A special thank
you should be given to Angela for all
The final event, held in early March 2011, and fully booked
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her hard work as Convenor; without
with more than 60 delegates, was the conference ‘Creative
her the Section would not have been
Conservation: Approaches to Delivering Green Infrastructure
nearly as successful. The remainder
Benefits’. The venue was the Ecology Pavilion in Mile End
of the Committee now comprises
Park with its green roof, green bridge and sustainable
Dan Hone, Lynn Whitfield and Sally
drainage system. The purpose of this event was to highlight
Dalrymple-Smith.
best practice around integrated Green Infrastructure
South West England Matt Jones CEnv MIEEM
Convenor, South West England Geographic Section
Events
Committee Members
The highlight of the year for the Section was the field visit to
the Axe Estuary Wetlands in January 2011. Over 40 people The Shadow Section Committee members
attended the event to view the fascinating wetland creation are Matt Jones (Convenor), Julian Arthur,
projects and associated recreation management measures. Sarah Dale, Nicola Dyer, Isabel Moy, Mike
The trip was organised by Mike Williams (Environment Agency Oxford, Alan Stealey, Tilly Tilbrook and Mike
and Section Committee member) and Fraser Rush (East Devon Williams.
District Council). The Section is very grateful for the time and
effort that both Mike and Fraser put into arranging and running
the visit.
Matt Jones (Section Convenor), and Julian Arthur (Section
Committee member) attended the IEEM Strategic Plan meeting in
Birmingham in January 2011. In conjunction with members from
other Geographic Sections, inputs were provided to the emerging
Strategic Plan. The meeting was chaired by Sally Hayns.
The Future
The latter part of the year has been spent planning events for
2011-12, including a Section Conference, which will be held
in September/October 2011. Jointly-organised field visits with
CIWEM have also been arranged, which will take place in June
and July 2011. The Section also organised a display at the
Bat Conservation Trust South West Conference, which will take Photo: Derek Lord
place in April 2011.
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The Treasurer’s Report
Richard Graves
The Treasurer’s Report
CEnv MIEEM
Treasurer
Despite a difficult economic climate I am pleased Thus the Institute finished the year in good financial heart and
to report that we ended the year with a modest Council has taken the decision to invest some monies from the
financial reserves in order to fund some new projects in 2011-
surplus of £18,421. As expected, gross turnover
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was significantly down on the previous year with
conference income and rental income being below These abbreviated accounts have been taken from the full
previous levels. However, a prudent policy of Financial Statements, which are available on the IEEM website
freezing vacant posts within the Secretariat team, and will be submitted to Companies House in due course. The
accounts have been audited by C B Heslop and Company,
together with savings found elsewhere resulted in
Chartered Accountants,1 High Street, Thatcham, Berkshire
a lower than anticipated overall expenditure. RG19 3JG, who have presented an unqualified report.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT BALANCE SHEET
for the year ended 31 March 2010 31 March 2009
31.3.11 31.3.10
£ £ 31.3.10 31.3.09
£ £
TURNOVER 619,040 658,067 FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 8,814 12,861
Cost of sales 127,117 175,072
CURRENT ASSETS
GROSS SURPLUS 491,923 482,995
Stocks 638 726
Administrative expenses 478,898 475,032 Debtors 13,666 41,293
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Cash at bank and in hand 299,639 290,915
13,025 7,963
313,943 290,915
Other operating income 3,758 11,947 CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 75,836 75,277
OPERATING PROFIT 16,783 19,910
Interest receivable NET CURRENT ASSETS 238,107 215,638
and similar income 1,638 2,114
TOTAL ASSETS LESS 246,921 228,499
PROFIT ON ORDINARY CURRENT LIABILITIES
18,421 22,024
ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION
- - RESERVES
Tax on surplus on ordinary
activities
Profit and loss account 246,921 228,499
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR AFTER TAXATION 18,421 22,024
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Income (£)
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200,000 2009/10 2010/11
2010/11 150,000
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100,000
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50,000
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Membership Workshops Conferences Advertising Other Staff costs Workshops Conferences Publications Marketing Governance IT Office costs Projects
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Council and Staff
Council Officers Council Members Secretariat
The Officers of Council, who are also The Secretariat on 31 March 2011
The Members of the Council on
Council Members, during the year consisted of:
31 March 2011 were:
ended 31 March 2011 were:
Chief Executive Officer
Penny Anderson CEnv FIEEM
President Sally Hayns
Richard Arnold CEnv MIEEM
Penny Anderson CEnv FIEEM Deputy Chief
Mike Barker CEnv MIEEM
(from 3 Nov 2010) Executive Officer
Robin Buxton CEnv FIEEM
Steve Ormerod FIEEM Linda Yost CEnv MIEEM
Greg Carson CEnv MIEEM
(until 3 Nov 2010) Richard Graves CEnv MIEEM Membership Officer
Paul Goriup CEnv FIEEM Anna Thompson
Vice-President (appointed 3 Nov 2010)
Robin Buxton CEnv FIEEM Education and Professional
Mick Hall CEnv MIEEM
Development Officer
Richard Jefferson CEnv FIEEM
Secretary Nick Jackson AIEEM
Tom Keatley CEnv MIEEM
Mike Barker CEnv MIEEM Lisa Kerslake CEnv MIEEM External Relations Officer
(appointed 3 Nov 2010) Jason Reeves AIEEM
Treasurer Pam Nolan CEnv MIEEM
Richard Graves CEnv MIEEM Finance and Office Administrator
Steve Ormerod FIEEM
Carol Best
(President until 3 Nov 2010)
Patrons Steve Pullan CEnv FIEEM Assistant Membership and
Paul Rooney CEnv MIEEM Administrative Officer
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