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Our policy focus
Our Policy and Communications Committee guides work such as developing position statements and responding to government consultations
Skills and workforce research
The Landscape Institute published Skills for Greener Places in December 2022 – the result of an industry-wide assessment of skills and workforce issues amongst the wider landscape economy.
Biodiversity
Nature delivers countless benefits to human health, wellbeing, and society. But biodiversity is in decline. The Landscape Institute has declared climate and biological diversity emergencies to re-energise the landscape sector’s response to these global crises. Gathered here is all information, commentary, policy, and technical documentation from the LI on the urgent matter of biodiversity loss
Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – Response from the Landscape Institute
Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan - Response from the Landscape Institute Background for members The Landscape Institute have responded to Scottish Government’s consultation on the Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan for Scotland which outlines a route map of ambitions and actions in the move towards a net zero energy system, presenting [...]
Climate change
The Landscape Institute has declared climate and biological diversity emergencies to re-energise the landscape sector’s response to this global crisis. Gathered here is all information, commentary, policy and technical documentation from the LI on the urgent matter of climate change
Policy consultations
Responding to a diverse range of government consultations and parliamentary select committee inquiries are crucial ways for us to influence policy
Green infrastructure (GI)
Find out why nature within and between our towns and cities, our GI, is vital to our sustainable future
Greener Recovery
The Landscape Institute’s landmark publication, Greener Recovery: Delivering a sustainable recovery from COVID-19, puts landscape at the heart of the UK’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic – exploring how we can restart the economy while addressing entrenched health inequalities and tackling the ever-accelerating climate crisis.
High Streets Task Force
The High Streets Task Force The Landscape Institute (LI) is one of four professional bodies participating in the High Streets Task Force: a consortium of organisations helping to revitalise England’s high streets and town centres by providing training, guidance and data to the people who make them. Through the Task Force, a register of experts, [...]
Landscape and Carbon
Landscape and Carbon report Although the built environment sector contributes almost 25% of our greenhouse gas emissions , to date the focus has mainly been on decarbonising buildings. The spaces between buildings remain a significant blind-spot and significant barriers exist for landscape practitioners in understanding, calculating and communicating the carbon impact of our schemes. In [...]
Public health
There is increasing recognition of the vital role played by high quality landscapes on public health and wellbeing
