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President’s IntroductionBrief Summary of AwardsIn his inimitable, mischievous style, RogerMcGough in his poem “ConservationPiece” recognises that not everybodyhas quite the zeal and passion for theenvironment as your average CIEEMmember:CIEEM MedalThe CIEEM Medal is the Chartered Institute’s highest accolade and is awarded annually.Recipients of the Medal must have made an outstanding and/or life-long contribution,in relation to ecology and environmental management. The Medal is open to bothCIEEM members and non-members.The countryside must be preserved!(Preferably miles away from me).Neat hectares of the stuff reservedFor those in need of flower or tree.I’ll make do with landscape paintingFilm documentaries on TVAnd when I need escape, panting,Then open-mouthed I’ll head for the sea.Let others stroll and take their leisure,In grasses wade up to their knees,For I derive no earthly pleasureFrom the green green rash that makesme sneeze.An important role of our CIEEM Awardsis to shout from the rooftops aboutthe interesting, striking, intriguing,head-turning, innovative, challengingand important work that we do asenvironmental managers and ecologists.Awards to champion and promotethe work that we do, probably not togalvanise Roger McGough’s cynic, butcertainly to showcase our work to ourclients and illustrate what we can achievefor them and the environment, to enthusefunding agencies to continue to supportspecial projects with all their attendantbenefits and to inspire fellow members toaspire to making tomorrow’s submissions.After all, what does it take to makea submission for a CIEEM award?Well, finding time in a busy day and ahectic week, articulating the essenceof an accomplishment, presenting theachievement in an eye-catching manner,finding support from among peers and,critically, belief in yourself and yourproject. So, before the judges have gotanywhere near to your submission, there’sevidence of time-management skills, awily wordsmith, PR potential, ability tocommand respect and self-confidence.Interesting, that all sounds like headings ina curriculum vitae.And don’t forget everyone else who hasbeen touched on the way to making thatsubmission. Those other colleagues whoput forward ideas of their own within thecompany, the colleagues who put that extraeffort into the project to give it just thatbit better chance of being selected, theboss who needed to sign it all off and was2www.cieem.net/awards*NEW FOR 2020*Best PracticeAwardsNGO ImpactAwardThese flagship project-basedawards recognise high standards ofprofessionalism and ecological andenvironmental management practice byCIEEM members. There are seven separateaward categories:This award recognises the achievement ofNGOs in delivering a specified initiative,including campaigns and projects, thathas had a major impact in benefitingnature and society. The initiatives canbe local, national or international, sitebased or species-based, campaigningor awareness raising. It can involve, forexample, effective local engagement,influencing local or national policy,mobilising public support or utilisinginnovative communication methods. Thekey criteria is that it has made a differenceto society and nature. For the purposesof this award, an NGO is defined as anyorganisation that is non-governmental,not-for-profit and pursues aims that areof benefit to society and nature. NGOs ofany size and who are based anywhere inthe world are eligible for this award. Thereis no requirement for there to have beenany CIEEM member involvement in theinitiative for it to be eligible.1. Large-Scale Practical NatureConservation2. Small-Scale Practical NatureConservationProfessor Max Wade CEcol CEnv FCIEEMclearly chuffed if not downright impressed.The enthusiasm generated is contagiousand like rolling a snowball grows rapidly:the admin support, the land owner, thecolleague who took the photographs, theGIS specialist who helped to make thatmap, and the field team who got up atsome unearthly hour to support the fieldwork even when it was tipping it down. Allthis, and the judges still haven’t had even apeak at that submission.Given that CIEEM will have receivedaround ten submissions for each of thevarious awards and, let’s say, for everysubmission received by CIEEM therewere two that didn’t make the cut orget completed and that the process ofsubmission will have touched about eightor nine other people, that means there’sbeen scope for going on two thousandpeople to have been influenced by thecream of the work that ecologists andenvironmental managers do without thehanding out of a single award.So, thank you to all those who havebeen sucked into what are the CIEEMawards and for the contribution you havemade to promoting the essential natureof our work, that it can be exciting andamazing and illustrate the lengths thatwe are prepared to go to look after ourenvironment. It’s now time to find out justhow that submission fared, to celebrate allthe submissions and, yes, make sure thatwe collectively shout from the rooftops.I gave the first word to Roger McGough,so I should allow him to conclude mypiece. On this occasion he’s writingabout an increasingly rare species, thebookworm:Bookwormsare the cleverestof all the worms I knowThey lollabout in librarieseating words to make them grow(Vegetarians mainly,they are carefulwhat they eatAvoiding namesof animalsor references to meat)They liveto ripe old agesand when it’s time to wendThey slipbetween the pagescurl up, and eat “The End”.Poems“Conservation piece” by R. McGough from“What on Earth ?” edited by J. Nicholls(Faber & Faber); “Bookworms” by R.McGough from “An Imaginary Menagerie”by R. McGough (Viking Kestrel).Professor Max Wade CEcol CEnv FCIEEMCIEEM President3. Large-Scale Project Mitigation,Compensation and Enhancement4. Small-Scale Project Mitigation,Compensation and Enhancement(no shortlisted entries in 2020)5. Innovation6. Knowledge Sharing7. Stakeholder EngagementProjects must display high standardsof professionalism including a soundevidence base to inform and supportthe project’s aims and objectives; awell-conceived plan, staff schedule andbudget, with appropriate risk assessment;and that the project has achieved (or isachieving) its objectives.Consultancy ofthe Year AwardThis award recognises successfulconsultancies delivering high qualityecological services whilst being an exemplaremployer and advocate for the profession.There are three award categories fordifferent sized consultancies; over twothirds of each company’s ecologists andenvironmental managers must be membersof CIEEM. Criteria include delivery of highquality practical outcomes that benefitbusiness and the economy; evidenceof shared learning and good practice;commitment to undertaking CPD and/orsupporting the professional development ofstaff; and promotion of the profession.PromisingProfessionalAwardThis individual award recognises theexceptional achievements of a CIEEMmember (Graduate, Associate orQualifying) during the early stages of theircareer. The winner will have demonstratedabove-average competence and astrong commitment to their professionaldevelopment. This can be demonstratedthrough their achievements, knowledge,skills, leadership, passion and commitment,and inspiration for others in the field ofecology and environmental management.Action 2030AwardFollowing announcement of our owncommitment to achieving net-zero carbonemissions by 2030 (Action 2030), CIEEMis delighted to introduce this new awardwhich seeks to recognise individuals ororganisations who have had or are havingthe most impact in raising awareness,engaging others and/or leading action inrelation to the climate emergency and/orthe biodiversity crisis.The award is for an individual or initiativethat can demonstrate impact. This mayhave been by influencing others throughraising awareness of the issues and theneed for action. Or it could have been aninitiative that purposely addresses the issuesand makes a difference. These can be at alocal, national or international scale. Thejudges were particularly keen to recogniseindividuals or initiatives that highlight theinter-relationship between the climateemergency and biodiversity crisis.Members’AwardThis award recognises the consistently highcommitment and achievement of a CIEEMmember in their work to protect andenhance nature, support and help othersin the profession and/or contribute to thesuccess of CIEEM. All membership gradesare eligible.In PracticeAwardThis award recognises the invaluablecontribution to knowledge sharingthat authors of feature articles in ourmembers’ bulletin, In Practice, make.The judges will be looking for the mostinfluential and thought-provoking articleof the year. All feature articles publishedin In Practice in 2017 were considered forthis award, irrespective of whether thearticle was written by a CIEEM memberor non-member.www.cieem.net/awards3

Brief Summary of AwardsPostgraduateStudent ProjectAwardThe Postgraduate Student ProjectAward recognises achievement inplanning, undertaking and reportinga postgraduate project/dissertationin a relevant aspect of ecology orenvironmental management. It isawarded to one Masters degree project/dissertation undertaken in the 20162017 academic year, or equivalent ifa different academic year system isused. The Postgraduate Student ProjectAward is open to CIEEM Studentmembers, those who have upgradedto Graduate level but were Studentmembers whilst undertaking thesubmitted project as well as students ona CIEEM-accredited degree programme.Tony BradshawAward forOutstandingBest PracticeThe Tony Bradshaw Award forOutstanding Best Practice recognisesexceptional projects that set an overallimpressively high standard. Categorywinners for each of the seven BestPractice Awards are automaticallyentered for the Award. The Award ismade at the judges’ discretion and willnot necessarily be presented each year.4www.cieem.net/awardsCIEEM MedalCIEEM MedalIsabella TreeDr John James HopkinsOutstanding Contribution in Championing Rewilding forConservation BenefitOutstanding Contribution to Understanding Climate ChangeAdaptation and Ecosystem ServicesIsabella Tree is a journalist and farmer who,together with her husband Charlie Burrell,has converted the 3,500 acre Knepp Estatefrom an unprofitable, intensive farmingventure into an exceptional landscapescale restoration of biodiversity.The decision to begin ‘rewilding’ at Kneppwas not obvious and went against bothtraditional farming advice and traditionalapproaches to nature conservation. Thedecision to trust nature and to take anapproach of minimal intervention wasinsightful and brave. Opposition fromcertain stakeholders and issues with, forexample, notifiable weeds could havecaused the project to lose traction buttheir faith in the project kept it going andhas been justified by the results at Knepp.As a writer and journalist, Isabella hasdone a great deal to raise awarenessof the Knepp project and rewildingin general. Her book, Wilding, whichhas been well-received both by theprofessional ecological community andthe wider public, not only explains in avery straightforward and non-technicalway the changes at Knepp, but also otherrewilding projects around the world. It wasdescribed by The Sunday Times as “oneof the landmark ecological books of thedecade”.The very visible success of the Kneppproject, the eco-tourism ventures whichbrings people to see the estate, thearticles, books, and media appearanceshave all contributed to a higher publicunderstanding of the whole concept ofrewilding. The high-profile nature of theproject has influenced UK and Englishnature conservation policy.Isabella Tree and the Knepp projectrepresent a catalyst for change in ourattitudes to land management, particularlyin areas of marginal agricultural value. Thiscan only be of great benefit to society aswe seek to respond to the linked threats ofclimate change and biodiversity loss.Dr John James Hopkins is a highly influentialecologist and botanist who, from the early1980s until his retirement in 2012, spenthis career working for Natural England(NE) and its predecessor bodies, the NatureConservancy Council (NCC) and EnglishNature (EN), as well as the Joint NatureConservation Committee (JNCC).His PhD (University of Bristol 1983) wasentitled ‘Studies of the historical ecology,vegetation and flora of the Lizard District,Cornwall with particular reference toheathland’. This is widely regarded as aseminal piece of work and the quadratdata and vegetation descriptions weresubsequently used by the NationalVegetation Classification (NVC). He hasremained involved with conservationand research at The Lizard for morethan 40 years.on ecosystem services. This culminated inthe publication of a proceedings of whichJohn was the senior editor.Since retirement, John has continued tocontribute to ecology and he continues topublish erudite and influential articles andpapers on topics such as climate changerefugia, conservation of crop wild relatives,the ecological impacts of light pollutionand the use of pesticides.John has a considerable depth ofknowledge and understanding of Britishhabitats and wider ecological processesand he has made an outstandingcontribution to ecology and environmentalmanagement over his career.John began work for the NCC as theAssistant Regional Officer for CountyDurham and then spent six years as anational grassland specialist with NCC andEN. He made an important contributionto the conservation of British grasslands,particularly through his work on thedesignation of grassland Sites of SpecialScientific Interest (SSSIs), the productionof technical guidance and training, as wellas raising public understanding. He movedto the JNCC in 1992, as scientific lead onthe implementation of the EU Habitats andSpecies Directive in the UK and was theofficial scientific representative of the UKgovernment at related EU meetings.John then returned to work for EN (laterbecoming NE). During this phase of hiscareer he made a notable contributionto a range of work areas, but particularlyclimate change adaptation and ecosystemservices. The guidance on climate changeadaptation he was lead author of, hasbeen widely used and referred to and hejoint authored the England chapter in the2011 UK National Ecosystem Assessment.He also contributed, in 2006, to theidentification of 100 ecological questionsof high policy relevance in the UK. Duringthis period, he retained an interest in seminatural grasslands and he was involved inorganising a British Ecological Society/BritishGrassland Society/BSAS conference in 2007on high value grassland, with an emphasiswww.cieem.net/awards5

SILVERSPONSORBest Practice Award – Large Scale Nature ConservationWinnerTony Bradshaw Best Practice Award Winner (see page 4)Award sponsored byHighly CommendedThorne Moors Water Level Management PlanScottish Invasive Species InitiativeJBA ConsultingScottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot)In 2009 JBA was commissioned by TweenBridge Internal Drainage Board to producea Water Level Management Plan (WLMP)for Thorne, Goole and Crowle Moors;England’s largest lowland raised mire, aSSSI, SAC, SPA and NNR. The site is hometo a number of rare species, including thePin-palp Beetle Bembidion humerale, andMire Pill Beetle Curimopsis nigrita bothof which are dependent on the peat thatforms most of the site. Much of the sitewas worked for peat over generations but,during the post-war period, this becameindustrial in scale with extensive areas,especially in the northern part of the mire,becoming milled for peat and turned intoan ecological desert. In the south of thesite hand-cutting techniques were used,as peat was extracted for fuel, leaving apatchwork of baulks and cuttings, partof which (the Southern Canals) wasdesignated in 1986 as a National NatureReserve for its botanical interest, mainlySphagnum mosses, bog vegetation andassociated fauna.The mire has been damaged by severalhundred years of peat extraction and theaim of the WLMP was to identify measuresto better manage water levels and bringthe site back into favourable condition.This included ensuring that the correctdepth of water required to permit thegrowth of Sphagnum mosses (especiallyS. cuspidatum) was maintained across thesite, in spite of its varying topography.Implementation involved the innovativeuse of technology in raised mire restorationthrough the use of telemetry to monitorand control water levels on the mireremotely. The mire was subdivided intoa series of compartments, each of whichwas bunded with a fixed output weircontrolling the water depth throughout thecompartment. Groups of compartmentswere linked together in chains downstreamwith piezometers (trolls) measuring waterlevels at locations within the chain sendingdetails via radio to a central system whichis connected by a mobile phone signal toa central programmable database. This isalso connected to a series of tilting weirstructures that control the flow of waterthrough the chains of compartmentsand, at the very bottom of the system, apumping station. The structures also havewater level monitoring installed and arepre-programmed to respond in certainways when rainfall amounts are recorded orwhen water levels in compartments reachcertain levels at certain times of the year.All of the monitoring equipment on site, aswell as the structures, are powered usingphotovoltaic cells linked to a battery (andsolenoid in the case of structures) reducingthe need for costly and potentiallydangerous site-visits. The real-time datacollected can be analysed and used torefine how the structures on site respondautomatically to rainfall and water levelson site: this flexibility is essential as, overtime as the mire becomes wetter andchanges shape, flowpaths across andthrough the mire will change.The gradual raising of water levels hasaccelerated the growth of the Sphagnummoss carpet and this is now beginning tocolonise the baulk areas, with hummockforming species (S, papillosum, S. palustre)The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative(SISI) is an ambitious partnership projectdelivering an innovative community-basedstrategic approach to the management ofInvasive Non-Native Species (INNS) in riversand watercourses in northern Scotland.growing on the interface between thetwo, with the older stems senescing and(potentially) turning to peat: some of thesehummocks are now growing healthilyabove the level of the water table, leadingto paludification and, in time, the growthof a new bog surface.The milling ‘flats’ have also been keptwetter during the summer months,when rainfall is low on the East sideof the country, allowing Eriophorumangustifolium rhizomes to produce newplants which survive, binding the peatand preventing desiccation, exfoliationand subsequent wind erosion. Theseplants, and rows of Birch brash, are alsonow acting as foci for S. cuspidatumcolonisation, keeping the surface wet, allof which is allowing the vegetated area toincrease annually, closing the sward gapsand eventually forming an actively growingsurface, i.e. a functional ecosystem.The 4-year project commenced inNovember 2017 and employs a team ofsix full-time and two seasonal staff. It isled by Scottish Natural Heritage (nowNatureScot), working with ten deliverypartners (local fishery trusts) and oneacademic partner (The University ofAberdeen). A key component of theinitiative is its scale. The project coversover one third of the Scottish mainland.It is important to work at such a scale forhighly mobile species such as mink andhighly dispersed species such as riparianinvasive plants. For example, mink controlis being undertaken simultaneously across43 adjacent river catchments.The project is also using a sustainable, lowercost, volunteer-led approach to achieve itsambitious aims, and thereby maintain thebiodiversity gains in the long term.So far over 1,500 km of riverbankinfested with giant hogweed has beentreated and 144,185 Japanese knotweedstems injected with he

Awards These flagship project-based awards recognise high standards of professionalism and ecological and environmental management practice by CIEEM members. There are seven separate award categories: 1. Large-Scale Practical Nature Conservation 2. Small-Scale Practical Nature Conservation 3. Large-Scale Project Mitigation, Compensation and .

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