Natural England / ENPAA climate change workshop

ENPAA and Natural England ran a joint workshop “Changing Climate, Changing Landscapes – Responding to climate change in England’s National Parks” at Losehill Hall in the Peak District National Park on 14 and 15 December 2009. The workshop brought key Natural England and English National Park Authority staff together to share knowledge and develop both Natural England’s and the National Park Authorities’ work on climate change, as part of the NE / ENPAA Shared Outcomes Agreement.

The aims of the workshop were to:

Consider the risks from climate change to National Parks and begin an action planning process to help shape future priorities
Explore how NE and NPAs can influence low carbon land management
Examine the most appropriate renewable energy options for protected landscapes
Provide an opportunity for staff to meet and discuss climate change related issues highlighted in the NE / ENPAA Shared Outcomes Agreement

As part of the workshop, a range of presentations were given by NPA and NE staff. These are available to download below:

PDF files

Change is coming: The UK Climate Projections 09 - Iain Mann (ENPAA)
Adaptation in the New Forest - Claire Gingell (New Forest NPA)
Adaptation indicators: a potential approach - Caro Cowan (Natural England)
Adapting to climate change at a landscape scale - Nicholas Macgregor (Natural England)
Low carbon land management in our National Parks - David Thompson (Natural England)
The implications of renewable energy exploitation in a National Park context - Tim Stokes (Exmoor NPA)

PowerPoint files

A full summary of the event will be available shortly.