Architecture Today is partnering with Habitat Matters to support a series of a webinars and podcasts discussing the challenges of supporting natural habitats in the built environment in the run up to the UN’s COP15 and COP26 conferences.
The Habitat Matters campaign, which is lead by ACO Water Management and supported by 60 partner organisations, will explore how the UK construction industry can work to tackle biodiversity decline and support habitats within the built environment.
Habitat Matters kicks off with a series of eight free webinars and six podcasts – produced by Architecture Today – in the run up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) taking place from 31 October – 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, and the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) which runs from 11 – 24 October 2021 in Kunming, China.
You can book a free place at the Habitat Matters webinars by following the links below:
- Thursday 29th July – How have we COP to this
- Thursday 12th August – Habitat and species conservation
- Thursday 26th August – Future cities encompassing natural systems
- Friday 10th September – Habitat connectivity
- Friday 24th September – Healthy connection to habitat
- Friday 8th October – Habitat by design
- Thursday 21st October – Design & management of high quality green spaces
- Thursday 28th October – Habitat matters at COP26
You can listen to the podcasts as they air by subscribing to the Architecture Today podcast channel. The Habitat Matters podcast series will kick off at the end of September.
Habitat Matters will launch new initiatives later in the year, including a habitat data map, in the lead up to Futurebuild – a net zero showcase taking place at London’s ExCeL from 1-3 March 2022.
