Co-director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Dr Hannah Rudman, finds out about bioregioning in this podcast. Hannah discovers how it helps us to see the unique places where we live and work with new eyes, helping us reconnect to and restore the ecological systems of which we are a part and upon which we all depend. We hear about the benefits Bioregioning Tayside is achieving, where locals are re-orienting their human economic and social activities to promote resilient environments and livelihoods, and regenerate their local natural capital.

We are at the start of a crucial decade of action for nature, and decisions made this year will impact future generations. That’s why we need to make sure these changes are included in important global agreements such as COP26, to lay the foundations for an equitable, nature-positive future with net-zero emissions.

A low carbon, nature rich future can revitalise our economy and take advantage of the exceptional natural capital we have in Scotland and the rest of the UK. The Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre is supporting the Scottish Conservation Finance Pioneers network in pushing for policy change top down, and enabling and energising action from the bottom up. We want to develop new mechanisms that can deliver returns for investors, whether they are private businesses, public agencies and communities.

By securing public and private investment in nature-based solutions via projects like Riverwoods, LENs and focusing on Vacant and Derelict Land discussed in the podcast, we will help Scotland rebuild its natural capital so that future generations have a better world to live and work in. You can find out about more Scottish natural capital projects and how they can be invested in by signing up to the https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-for-nature-in-nature-at-cop26-virtual-only-tickets-185780423247 (Finance for Nature programme hosted by the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital and the Global Ethical Finance Initiative at COP26) – it will be livestreamed on 4th and 5th November so that you can join in no matter where you are.

The interviewees in the podcast are Andy Griffiths of https://www.nestle.com/ (Nestlé) UK, Lucy Filby of https://www.sepa.org.uk/ (SEPA), Deryck Irving of the https://greenactiontrust.org/ (Green Action Trust), Jo Pike and Bruce Wilson of https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/ (Scottish Wildlife Trust).

Thanks for the interviews’ support from Ruchir Shah and Rory Sanderson of https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/ (Scottish Wildlife Trust). Also to Helen Avery of the https://www.greenfinanceinstitute.co.uk/ (Green Finance Institute) and to John Uttley of https://www.nature.scot/ (NatureScot) for their support on the shape of the script for the production. The audio producer was Robin Leeburn of https://fairly.media/ (Fairly Media), and we used a short sample of Scottish natural sounds from Inchadney, via http://freesound.org/ (Freesound.org).

The podcast was funded by https://www.nature.scot/ (NatureScot) and produced with the support of http://www.sfc.ac.uk/ (SFC), via http://sruc.ac.uk/ (SRUC) UIF funding.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrudman/ (Dr Hannah Rudman) wrote and produced the podcast, and is contactable at [email protected]