New EnvCast episode:
Environment Top 5: Water and Soils
In this episode of EnvCast, we discuss the Environment Top 5 things to consider about Water and Soils ahead of World Water Day 2025. We cover glaciers, soil management, impact of water on soils, the importance of collaboration and much more.
This World Water Day special episode of EnvCast features two Chartered Environmentalists active in the SocEnv Soils and Stones project, a cross-sector network of current and aspiring registered environmental professionals. Since 2019, the project has helped to raise the profile of soils as a pressing environmental issue for policymakers and contributed towards a growing catalogue of guidance to improve practice on the ground.
Speakers:
Jonathan Atkinson CEnv MIEnvSc is Technical Director at CL:AIRE (Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments). He has worked on risk assessment of developed closed landfill sites, landfill engineering and environmental controls enforcement on permitted sites, and a variety of land contamination projects. He is a longstanding contributor to the SocEnv Soils and Stones project and Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences.
Robert Earl CEnv FIWater is a retired environmental governance and risk specialist with extensive water industry expertise in pollution prevention and waste management. He is a longstanding contributor to the SocEnv Soils and Stones project and a Fellow of the Institute of Water.
Professional registration:
Registered status as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) or Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) are available. To find out more about our registrations visit: https://socenv.org.uk/professional-registration/
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