Land, Nature and Adapted Systems (LNAS) Advisory Group
About the LNAS Advisory Group
The Land, Nature and Adapted Systems Advisory Group (LNAS) was launched in April 2023 to provide independent advice to Defra on defining environmentally sustainable land use and nature-related economic activities for the UK Green Taxonomy, and how to further develop the adaptation taxonomy, focusing both on the role of infrastructure and nature-based solutions to deliver a resilient UK economy. The LNAS advisory group was funded to provide expert independent advice to Defra and was first announced in the 2023 Green Finance Strategy. Over its 16-month mandate, the LNAS advisory group developed:
- Recommended Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) to define sustainable agriculture in the UK Green Taxonomy
- Recommended TSC to define sustainable fisheries in the UK Green Taxonomy
- Recommended TSC to define sustainable aquaculture in the UK Green Taxonomy
- Recommended framework to further develop the UK Green Taxonomy for adaptation and resilience
LNAS’s role was advisory. All TSCs should be fully consulted on by the UK government, as part of the wider planned consultation process on the UK Green Taxonomy.
Members
The LNAS advisory group included a rotating membership, structured into sector-specific working groups over its 16-month mandate. The full membership consisted of 28 members, plus a chair, made up of financial and business stakeholders, taxonomy and data experts, and subject matter experts drawn from academia, non-profit organisations and the Environment Agency.
Users of the taxonomy
Agriculture Working Group
Dr Gemma Cranston
Pollination
Dr Pat Snowdon
Scottish Forestry
Professor Dale Sanders
University of York
Professor Swenja Surminski
Marsh McLennan
Rohit Kaushish
National Farmers Union
Sarah Wynn
(WG Chair), ADAS
Sonya Likhtman
Federated Hermes
Susan Twining
Country Land and Business Association
Thomas Gegg
Palladium
Users of the taxonomy
Fisheries Working Group
Dr Eleanor Adamson
(WG Chair), The Fishmongers' Company
Dr Nicola Ranger
University of Oxford
Dr Rohan Currey
Marine Stewardship Council
Professor Mel Austen
University of Plymouth
Users of the taxonomy
Aquaculture Working Group
David Jarrad
The Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Dr Eleanor Adamson
(WG Chair), The Fishmongers' Company
Hugo Le Breton
Ocean 14 Capital
James Wilson
Bangor Mussel Producers
Lisa Tucker
The Nature Conservancy
Professor Lewis Le Vay
Bangor University
Professor Mel Austen
University of Plymouth
Users of the taxonomy
Adaptation Working Group
Dr Nicola Ranger
University of Oxford
Elizabeth Surkovic
Impax Environmental Markets, formerly at Royal Society
Ingrid Holmes
Green Finance Institute
Kit England
Paul Watkiss Associates
Matteo Bigoni
Climate Bonds Initiative
Mike Thompson
National Grid ESO, formerly at Ernst & Young
Nicole Shamier
Mott MacDonald
Professor Suraje Dessai
University of Leeds
Professor Swenja Surminski
Marsh McLennan
Will McBain
Arup
Resources
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