Natural England

Conference, 14 November 2008, The Met, Leeds

Facilitator: Roger Harrabin, Environment Analyst, BBC

Notebook/delegate pack [2.5 MB]

Speeches and Presentations

Sir Martin Doughty, Natural England - The uplands matter

Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Keynote speech

Roger Street, UK Climate Impacts Programme - Climate change and the uplands [880 kB]

Dr Fred Worrall, Durham University - Land managers as carbon managers – the case for the uplands [2.9 MB]

Dr Tom Tew, Natural England - Upland Ecosystem Services : An Introduction [890 kB]

Panel members

David Andrews, Yorkshire Tourist Board
Mark Avery, RSPB
Jonathan Blackie, Government Office North-East
Martin Gillibrand, Moorland Association
Roger Street, UK Climate Impacts Programme
Tom Tew, Natural England
Andy Wilson, North York Moors National Park
Fred Worrall, Durham University

Material launched at conference

Film*
The uplands matter to me [42 MB, 11 minutes]

Research
Carbon management by land and marine managers: Research Information Note [500 kB] and Full research report [2.6 MB]

Posters
Upland ecosystem services [2.3 MB], includes:
Climate regulation by carbon storage and sequestration
Water supply and quality
Recreation in the uplands

* Note:
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