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Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1294/naturebased-solutions-for-climate-change/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.

Oral evidence in chronological order

*	Professor David Coomes, Director, University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute	QQ 1–8
*	Sir Harry Studholme, Former Chair, Forestry Commission
*	Dr Bonnie Waring, Senior Lecturer, Grantham Institute on Climate and Environment, Imperial College London
*	Professor Chris Collins, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, University of Reading	QQ 9–21
*	Dr Lynn Dicks, University Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of Cambridge
**	Dr Lisa Norton, Agroecology researcher, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
	Dr Rebekka Artz, Senior Research Scientist, Ecological Sciences, James Hutton Institute	QQ 22–36
*	Professor Chris Evans, Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
*	Richard Lindsay, Head of Environmental and Conservation Research, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London
*	Professor Hilary Kennedy, Emeritus Professor, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University	QQ 37–50
*	Professor William Austin, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
*	Professor Rick Stafford, Marine Biologist, Bournemouth University
**	Dr Pat Snowdon, Head of Economics and Woodland Carbon Code, Scottish Forestry	QQ 51–64
*	Dr Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans, Peatland Code Co-ordinator, IUCN UK Peatland Programme
*	Annette Burden, Wetland Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
**	Helen Avery, Head of Nature Programmes, Green Finance Institute	QQ 65–73
*	David Young, Lawyer and Partner, Wheatley Young Partners
*	James Mansfield, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Finance Earth
*	Harry Greenfield, Senior Land Policy Adviser, Country Land and Business Association (CLA)	QQ 74–84
**	Professor Rosemary Hails, Director of Science and Nature, National Trust
**	Professor Mark Reed, Professor in Rural Entrepreneurship, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
**	Dr Mike (Michael) Morecroft, Principal Specialist, Climate Change, Natural England	QQ 85–93
*	Richard Greenhous, Director of Forest Services, Forestry Commission
*	Melissa Swartz, Catchment Funding Senior Advisor, Environment Agency
**	Richard Bramley, Chair of the Environment Forum, National Farmers Union (NFU)	QQ 94–105
**	Professor Selina Stead, Chief Scientific Advisor, Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
**	Thomas Lancaster, Head of Land, Seas and Climate policy, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
*	Nick Halfhide, Director of Nature and Climate Change, NatureScot	QQ 106–121
**	Alan Hampson, Head of Policy and Practice, Scottish Forestry
**	Professor Gideon Henderson, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	QQ 122–134
**	Edward Barker, Director, Natural Environment, Trees and Landscapes, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
**	Janet Hughes, Programme Director, Future Farming and Countryside Programme, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
**	Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State (Minister for Pacific and the Environment), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	QQ 135–152
**	Professor Gideon Henderson, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
**	James Quinault CBE, Director for Environment strategy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Alphabetical list of witnesses

**	Dr Rebekka Artz, James Hutton Institute (QQ 22–36)	NSD0028
*	Professor William Austin, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews (QQ 37–50)
**	Helen Avery, Head of Nature Programmes, Green Finance Institute (QQ 65–73)	NSD0051
	Professor Ian Bateman, University of Exeter Business School	NSD0011
	Blue Marine Foundation	NSD0023
	Bright Blue	NSD0012
	The British Academy	NSD0024
	British Ecological Society (BES)	NSD0013
	Professor Harriet Bulkeley, Durham University	NSD0015
*	Annette Burden, Wetland Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (QQ 51–64)
	Cairngorms Connect	NSD0038
	CCm Technologies	NSD0009
	Climate Solutions Exchange	NSD0035
*	Professor Chris Collins, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, University of Reading (QQ 9–21)
*	Professor David Coomes, Director, University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (QQ 1–8)
*	Country Land and Business Association (CLA) (QQ 74–84)
	Ian Davis	NSD0007
**	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (QQ 122–134) (QQ 135–152)	NSD0042 NSD0054
*	Dr Lynn Dicks, University Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of Cambridge (QQ 9–21)
*	Environment Agency (QQ 85–93)
*	Professor Chris Evans, Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (QQ 22–36)
	Farming Forum Grassroots Group	NSD0003 NSD0047
*	James Mansfield, Finance Earth (QQ 65–73)
	Food, Farming and Countryside Commission	NSD0010
	Forest Canopy Foundation	NSD0026
*	Forestry Commission (QQ 85–93)
	Euan Nicholas Furness	NSD0001
	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	NSD0046
	Inga Foundation	NSD0008
	Institute for Global Prosperity	NSD0025
*	IUCN UK Peatland Programme (QQ 51–64)
*	Professor Hilary Kennedy, Emeritus Professor, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University (QQ 37–50)
	Landscape Decisions Programme Network	NSD0014
	Professor David J Large, University of Nottingham	NSD0002
*	Richard Lindsay, Head of Environmental and Conservation Research, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London (QQ 22–36)
**	Marine Management Organisation (MMO) (QQ 94–105)	NSD0053
	MyOcean Resources Limited	NSD0018
	National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NAAONB)	NSD0021
**	National Farmers Union (NFU) (QQ 94–105)	NSD0017
**	National Trust (QQ 74–84)	NSD0049
**	Natural England (QQ 85–93)	NSD0030
*	NatureScot (QQ 106–121)
**	Dr Lisa Norton, Agroecology researcher, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (QQ 9–21)	NSD0045
	Plantlife	NSD0039
	Dr Ana Queiros, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Professor Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford and Alison Smith, University of Oxford	NSD0020
**	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) (QQ 94–105)	NSD0029
	The Royal Society	NSD0050
**	Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre (QQ 74–84)	NSD0040
**	Scottish Forestry (QQ 51–64) (QQ 106–121)	NSD0052
	Professor Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford, Alison Smith, University of Oxford and Dr Ana Queiros, Plymouth Marine Laboratory	NSD0020
	Alison Smith, University of Oxford, Dr Ana Queiros, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Professor Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford	NSD0020
	Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM)	NSD0016
	Soil Association	NSD0044
	Professor Chris J Spray MBE	NSD0004
*	Professor Rick Stafford, Marine Biologist, Bournemouth University (QQ 37–50)
*	Sir Harry Studholme, Former Chair, Forestry Commission (QQ 1–8)
	Sustainable Soils Alliance	NSD0033
	Dr Francesca Vantaggiato, King’s College London	NSD0031
	Dr Jonathan Walker, Swansea University	NSD0034
	Dr Alexander Waller	NSD0005
*	Dr Bonnie Waring, Senior Lecturer, Grantham Institute on Climate and Environment, Imperial College London (QQ 1–8)
	Professor Robert Wilby, Professor of Hydroclimatic Modelling, Loughborough University	NSD0032
	Wilder Carbon Ltd	NSD0043
	Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust	NSD0041
	The Wildlife Trusts	NSD0036
	WWF	NSD0022
*	David Young, Lawyer and Partner, Wheatley Young Partners (QQ 65–73)

Private seminar

Seminar held remotely at the House of Lords on 29 June 2021

Members of the Committee present were Lord Patel (Chair), Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford, Viscount Hanworth, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Lord Kakkar, Lord Krebs, Baroness Manningham-Buller, Lord Mitchell, Baroness Rock, Lord Sarfraz, Baroness Sheehan, Baroness Walmsley, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe and Lord Winston.

Remarks were heard from:

Professor Nathalie Seddon, Director of Nature-based Solutions Initiative, Department of Zoology and Wadham College, University of Oxford;
Professor Pete Smith, Chair in Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen; and
Professor Rick Stafford, Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, Bournemouth University.

Private seminar

Seminar held remotely at the House of Lords on 12 October 2021

Members of the Committee present were Lord Patel (Chair), Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford, Baroness Brown of Cambridge (co-opted), Lord Holmes of Richmond, Lord Kakkar, Lord Krebs, Baroness Manningham-Buller, Baroness Rock, Lord Sarfraz, Baroness Sheehan, Baroness Walmsley, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe and Lord Winston.

Remarks were heard from:

Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Head of the Oxford Martin School;
Professor Nathalie Seddon, Founder, Nature-based Solutions Initiative;
Stewart Maginnis, Global Director, Nature-based Solutions Group, IUCN;
Professor Richard Bardgett, Former head of the British Ecological Society 2017–19; and
Professor Pete Smith, Chair in Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen.

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