13Jul 2017
CEP’s environmental and economic evaluation of TimberLINK published by the Forestry Commission

CEP’s environmental and economic evaluation of TimberLINK published by Forestry Commission Scotland

CEP, with partners Reference Economic Consultants and the University of Strathclyde, was commissioned by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) to carry out an Environmental and Economic Evaluation of the TimberLINK service.  TimberLINK is a public service contract, funded by the Scottish Government, to support short-sea coastal shipping of roundwood in Scotland.

The report, now published by Forestry Commission Scotland, establishes an understanding and, where possible, a monetisation of the direct and indirect environmental and economic impacts of the TimberLINK service and potential alternatives. 

For financial year 2015/16, the evaluation found that TimberLINK produces a net benefit of £620,660, which is similar to the value of the subsidy, meaning that payments are commensurate with the realised environmental and economic benefits of the service.  In reality, these benefits are likely to exceed the subsidy payment as the environmental benefits estimated are highly conservative.

Forestry Commission Scotland has used the evaluation results to inform ongoing deliberations regarding future spending policy and priorities, including the contract for TimberLINK which has recently been renewed.

For more information on TimberLINK see our relevant Case Study webpage or contact the CEP project manager for the TimberLINK evaluation Dr Peter Phillips. 

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7Jul 2017
CEP’S SEMINAR ON PRACTICAL POLICY EVALUATION AVAILABLE ONLINE

CEP’S SEMINAR ON LEARNING LESSONS FROM PRACTICAL POLICY EVALUATION AVAILABLE ONLINE

CEP’s Dr Clare Twigger-Ross, Owen White and Dr Bill Sheate delivered a seminar for the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN) on Learning lessons from practical policy evaluation. The seminar reflected on the findings of a meta-evaluation study of 23 of CEP’s evaluation projects, exploring lessons around the evaluation of complexity, the role of methods and the nature of evaluation impact (full report available here). 

To listen to the discussion on the key factors that affect evaluation progress and gain insights on managing complexity and navigating an evaluation through dynamic policy landscapes, click here.

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5Jul 2017
CEP currently recruiting

CEP seeking to recruit Senior Consultant

CEP is seeking to recruit a Senior Consultant to be based at our London office. This is an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join our growing multi-disciplinary team providing innovative approaches to environmental, social and sustainability practice and research.  Further information and application forms are available on the Jobs page and via the link below.

Senior Consultant

We are seeking an exceptional candidate with at least 4-5 years’ relevant work experience who shares our approach and vision.

The successful applicant is likely to have an excellent academic record with a natural science or social science degree (e.g. biology, ecology, environmental science, marine / earth science, geography, psychology, sociology, social anthropology, politics, social research methods) plus a related second degree.

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5Jul 2017
CEP participatory land use planning webinar

An introduction to participatory land use planning: making it work for people and the environment 

WEBINAR: Thursday 13th July 2017, 1.00 – 1.30 pm British Summer Time (GMT+1)

Participatory land use planning is an internationally-recognised approach to making decisions about how land, water and natural resources are managed and used. It has significant implications for those involved in managing environmental assets in the UK. The UN Sustainable Development Goals reinforce the need for it to be applied. In this webinar, CEP’s Dr Peter Phillips and Dr Bill Sheate will introduce this topic and the associated one-day training course (on 6 September). They will draw on work they have undertaken for The Pentland Hills Regional Park, commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage.



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