The RICS Podcast

PGP: Land and Natural Resources with Bilal Virji MRICS, Poppy Martin MRICS, Mark Hurrell MRICS & James Kavanagh MRICS #158

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Episode 158

Welcome to this special episode of The RICS Podcast, in a series covering the work of our Professional Group Panels (PGPs).

This episode features a discussion around the Land and Natural Resources PGP, which covers all-important areas like biodiversity, carbon credits and natural capital, renewable energy and housing targets and rural development.

Joining James Kavanagh MRICS to share their expertise are Bilal Virji MRICS (Enray Power), Poppy Martin MRICS (Savills) and Mark Hurrell MRICS (Carter Jonas), who all feature on the Land and Natural Resources PGP.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

  • Biodiversity net gain, carbon credits and natural capital
  • Carbon storage and the pressure on land, food availability and food production
  • Responses to housing targets and rural development (e.g. NPPF)
  • The challenges and opportunities of renewable energy

Find out more on the RICS Land and Natural Resources PGP page.