The\u00a0Spatial Nature Planning (SNaP) Forum\u00a0will return to the University of Kent, Canterbury, from\u00a024\u201326 March 2026, bringing together researchers,\u00a0practitioners\u00a0and policymakers to advance the role of systematic conservation planning\u00a0in England.<\/p>\n
Systematic conservation planning\u00a0is a well-established approach used internationally to guide conservation and restoration.\u00a0It\u00a0enables\u00a0ecological and\u00a0socio-economic data\u00a0to be combined\u00a0with\u00a0stakeholder priorities to\u00a0identify\u00a0where nature recovery actions can\u00a0most efficiently\u00a0deliver impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Building on the success of the inaugural Forum in\u00a0<\/span>2025<\/span><\/a>, the 2026 event will support the continued development of the\u00a0<\/span>SNaP Community<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in England. This is\u00a0a growing community of practice focused on sharing experience and\u00a0expertise\u00a0to strengthen evidence-based spatial planning\u00a0for nature.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Supported by funding from the\u00a0<\/span>E3 Sharing Space for Nature<\/span><\/a>\u00a0initiative, the Forum\u00a0<\/span>will feature\u00a0a range of\u00a0talks<\/span>\u00a0on 24 March, including\u00a0on\u00a0international best practice in SCP, examples of its application in England, and discussion of how\u00a0it\u00a0can support national policy priorities for nature recovery. The programme will be complemented by a local field trip and two days of in-person workshops and training on 25\u201326\u00a0March, with advanced technical training offered on 26 March.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Attendance at the Forum is free.\u00a0The event is\u00a0<\/span>in-person,\u00a0but<\/span>\u00a0talks will be recorded and uploaded to the DICE YouTube channel after the event.\u00a0We are happy to\u00a0offer a limited number of travel and accommodation grants for those who work on relevant topics but require funding to attend.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Registration<\/span><\/a> is open until 20th February and enquiries can be sent to <\/span>diceconsulting@kent.ac.uk<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0Spatial Nature Planning (SNaP) Forum\u00a0will return to the University of Kent, Canterbury, from\u00a024\u201326 March 2026, bringing together researchers,\u00a0practitioners\u00a0and policymakers to advance the role of systematic … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83585,"featured_media":829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[112,70],"tags":[6599,303104],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}