Embodied Ecological Impacts Launch Event
We are in a global biodiversity crisis. We have lost 69% of the global wildlife population and continue on a rapid downward trajectory. Yet, when we talk about biodiversity in the built environment, we tend to focus on impacts on site such as minimising direct construction impacts and delivering biodiversity net gain.
While vitally important, these focus more on localised impact, rather than global-scale biodiversity loss. Addressing this global crisis holistically in the built environment will require another, different approach – one that takes into account the embodied ecological impacts.
Similar to embodied carbon, embodied ecological impacts result from the extraction, processing and transportation of materials. But, rather than only looking at carbon emissions, embodied ecological impacts consider the wider impacts through biodiversity loss, land and freshwater use.
This UKGBC project establishes the concept of embodied ecological impacts and aims to raise awareness in our industry about these issues. It focuses on material extraction related to the built environment, gives a high-level overview of some of the ecological impacts that result from that and discusses some potential solutions.
This webinar will present UKGBC’s web-based publication which will be released the same day. You will hear from the UKGBC team behind this work as well as external speakers. There will be the opportunity for you to be able to ask questions and give feedback.
Building on this project, UKGBC will embark on a wider journey addressing nature and biodiversity in relation to the built environment, so stay tuned for more to come.
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