The Little Blue View - July
- Stephanie Hime
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The Little Blue View
Welcome to our July newsletter — our final edition before a short August break.
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New reports and resources
📣 New publication: Co-creation and evaluation of Nature-Positive Transition Pathways for the UK economy from the GFI, WWF, UKCEH and funded by Defra and NERC
Who's it for? Policymakers and those working in the critical sectors identified in the report: agriculture, the built environment and water utilities.
Summary: The Nature-Positive Transition Pathways (NPPs) will translate national nature targets into sectoral investment and action. This document sets out a proposed methodology for co-creating and evaluating NPPs for the UK economy. The scoping phase of the project will run until late 2026.
🔗 For more details see link
📣 New guidance: The links between nature and climate and the implications for financial decision making from A4S
Who's it for? Those working on nature — particularly finance teams grappling with potential trade-offs when developing action plans to address climate or nature challenges.
Summary: The Links Between Nature and Climate and the Implications for Financial Decision Making provides practical guidance to help finance teams consider connections between these themes and identify co-benefits across both.
🔗 For more details see link
Requests for input
📣 Last chance: take the Nature Practitioner Survey
⏱️ If you do one thing after reading this newsletter, please complete the Nature Practitioner Survey before it closes.
If you work on nature, biodiversity, sustainability, risk, reporting, strategy or business decision-making, please make this a must-do today. By taking part, you will contribute to valuable industry insights and support environmental charities, as we are donating £5 for each submission up to a total of £1,000 for the project.
🗹 Complete the survey here: link
📣 For those undertaking, or planning, a TNFD assessment, please contribute to the TNFD 2026 Status Report survey. This survey runs until 14 August.
🔗 For more details see link
Upcoming conferences and events
📣 New York Climate Week 2026
This year's Climate Week NYC will focus on energy, impact, action and much more.
📆 20–27 September 2026 | NYC
🔗 For more details see link
📣 Infrastructure & Ecology Network Europe (IENE) conference
The conference marks the 30th anniversary of IENE. The event brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, infrastructure planners, and innovators working at the intersection of transport, ecology, and sustainable development.
📆 21–25 September 2026 | Bristol
🔗 For more details see link
Later in the year…
🎟️ Book your ticket for the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum’s conference
The conference will focus on interpreting the outputs from COP17, strengthening collaboration and partnerships, and mobilising collective business action.
📆 3–4 November 2026 | London
🔗 For more details see link
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