Natural Connections : achieving more with less across rural & urban landscapes

Thursday 17th March 2011

SOAS, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, England



Green Infrastructure <> Natural Linkages <> Landscape Scale Change



This conference is about natural or semi natural networks that are managed, enhanced, created and designed to have multiple functions and deliver multiple benefits for people and nature. This thinking is at the heart of planning “Green Infrastructure” for sustainable development in urban and rural areas, core to the best landscape scale projects, causing a rethink in river management and how best to manage protected landscapes and other areas. Benefits can include improved public health and quality of life, adaptation to climate change, economic regeneration and growth, functional wildlife links, flood control, recreation, and a host of other benefits. This agenda also looks set to be an important element of the UK’s Natural Environment White Paper. But with fewer resources to achieve all this, it has never been more relevant for public bodies, NGO’s, other interests and communities, to all work together to achieve more with less.

Please join us on the 17th March 2011 to find out more about:

• the latest news on the UK White Paper and other drivers
• key concepts and evidence
• approaches and methods that work
• inspiring success stories

Draft conference programme and booking form can be found at www.dialoguematters.co.uk