Bulletin of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Issue 98 | December 2017 Nature Conservation on a Shoestring In this issue Conservation on a Shoestring: Working for Wildlife – Pantheon: A New Resource The Mutualistic Benefits of Environmental Partnerships for Invertebrate Survey University – Nature Reserve between Water Companies Standards and Analysis Collaborations and Wildlife Trusts Welcome Information Nature Conservation on a Shoestring In Practice No. 98 December 2017 Most CIEEM members will agree that a healthy, wildlife-rich natural world is valuable ISSN 1754-4882 in its own right as well as being the foundation of our wellbeing and prosperity; Editor we depend on it and it depends on us. Yet too many forces in the world are pulling Dr Gillian Kerby ([email protected]) wildlife and people apart, unnecessarily damaging natural systems, disrupting Internal contributions ecological processes and reducing biodiversity. 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Hunt Hannah Dean, Martin Harvey, PG 06 and Khaled de Jesus PG 25 Craig Macadam and Jon Curson Working for Wildlife – Environmental Partnerships between Water Companies Bat Guano Fertiliser: A Novel Method and Wildlife Trusts of Encouraging Conservation of Stuart Pudney, Anne Porter Tropical Bats on a Shoestring PG 11 and Charlotte Bradbury PG 30 Kathy Halsall Network Rail’s Strategic Approach to Net Positive Biodiversity and UK Practicalities and Problem Solving: Conservation Benefit Orchid Translocation in Oxfordshire PG 16 Octavia Neeves PG 34 Samantha Hursey and Katrena Stanhope Saving the Small Things that Run the Planet – Conservation How Many Great Crested Newts on a Shoestring Can Terrestrial Habitats Support? PG 22 Paul Hetherington PG 38 John Box 02 Editorial Professional Updates 03 Contents 42 – ALERC Accreditation: Quality Assurance 04 Chartered Institute News and Activities for Local Environmental Records Centres. 05 News in Brief Tom Hunt, Camilla Burrow and Hannah Cook 45 – A Guide to Good Practice Guidance: Feature Articles A new resource for CIEEM members 06 – Conservation on a Shoestring: The Mutualistic Benefits Sally Hayns of University – Nature Reserve Collaborations 46 – Level 7 Apprenticeships on the Horizon: Sarah L. Taylor, Andrew J. Hunt and Khaled de Jesus Are You Ready to Embrace Them? 11 – Working for Wildlife – Environmental Partnerships Max Wade and Debbie Bartlett between Water Companies and Wildlife Trusts 48 – Implications of Brexit for Devolved Environmental Stuart Pudney, Anne Porter and Charlotte Bradbury Law in Scotland: Update 16 – Network Rail’s Strategic Approach to Net Positive Chris Cathrine Biodiversity and UK Conservation Benefit 50 – CIEEM Policy Update Octavia Neeves Jason Reeves 22 – Saving the Small Things that Run the Planet 52 – CIEEM Awards 2018 – Conservation on a Shoestring Sally Hayns Paul Hetherington 55 – Changes to CIEEM’s Membership Abeyance Processes 25 – Pantheon: A New Resource for Invertebrate Survey Stuart Parks Standards and Analysis David Heaver, Jon Webb, David Roy, Hannah Dean, 56 – A Modern Tree Charter John Jackson Martin Harvey, Craig Macadam and Jon Curson 59 – Student Hub 30 – Bat Guano Fertiliser: A Novel Method of Encouraging Conservation of Tropical Bats on a Shoestring 60 – Chartered Membership Kathy Halsall 61 – British Ecological Society 34 – Practicalities and Problem Solving: 62 CIEEM’s Member Networks Orchid Translocation in Oxfordshire Samantha Hursey and Katrena Stanhope 64 New Members 38 – How Many Great Crested Newts Can Terrestrial 65 Recent Publications and Journals Habitats Support? 69 Diary John Box 70 External Advertisements Issue 98 | December 2017 3 Chartered Institute News and Activities Amendment to the Code of CIEEM Medal 2017 Consultants Portal Professional Conduct – An Update Professor Sir John Members should please note that there has Lawton was awarded the We have recently been having further been a minor amendment to the Code of Medal at the Autumn discussion with NBN and ALERC Professional Conduct. 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