On Friday the 18th October 2024, the WMCA hosted the West Midlands Natural Environment Summit at Conference Aston in Birmingham.
The event set out to bring together national and local leaders in nature recovery, nature finance, delivery and capacity building and explore what this means for people, places and nature. The event also provided networking opportunities and updates on the latest progress across the West Midlands.
Please find the press release for the event here.
Please find the photos taken on the day here.
Themes
- Nature for cities
- Nature finance
- Local delivery and capacity building
If you attended the Summit please do provide feedback by following the below button:
Keynote speaker, Mary Creagh CBE MP, Minister for Nature and Member of Parliament for Coventry East MP.
Summit Documents
Please see the documents and wider information that was shared during the Summit:
Watch below to see the talks that took place at the Summit.
Case Study Videos
Watch below to see the videos from each theme of the Summit.
West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy
West Midlands Local Investment in Natural Capital
West Midlands local nature delivery
Summit Speakers
Richard Parker: Mayor of the West Midlands
Mary Creagh CBE MP: Minister for Nature and Member of Parliament for Coventry East MP
James Scott: Group Director of Strategy and Planning at Urban&Civic plc and non-executive board member at Natural England
Alastair Driver: Director of Rewilding Britain
Philip Glanville: Director of Advocacy and Engagement at UK100
Alex Hume: Senior Associate Director of Finance Earth
Helen Edmundson: Deputy Director of Green Finance for Defra
Raphael Miller: Director, Mixed Infrastructure – Local Authority Advisory & Lending at the National Wealth Fund
Manu Maunganidze: Director of Nature Youth Connection Education
Delia Garratt: CEO of the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust
Contact
For any queries please contact: environment@wmca.org.uk
