Land, Nature and Adapted Systems (LNAS) Advisory Group

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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. 

Publications

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LNAS Part A Methodological Report

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LNAS Part B Technical Annex Technical Screening Criteria

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LNAS Options for defining reductions in agricultural emissions for 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.

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“A highly usable science-based taxonomy will help businesses and financial institutions direct capital towards achieving net zero and environmental goals. The need for such standards for has never been greater, with the UK government’s ambitious targets for the environment and plans for economic growth requiring action from a wide range of sectors.”

Dr Robert Bradburne

Chair of the LNAS and Chief Scientist at 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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