Louise McGowan

Principal Adviser for Nature-based Solutions and Climate Change, Natural England, and Conference Chair, IENE 2026.

Why I brought Europe's infrastructure and nature network to Bristol 

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The Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe came to the UK for the first time this September, marking its 30th anniversary. Louise McGowan reflects on bringing the conference to Bristol, lessons from colleagues in more than 40 countries, and why nature must be regarded as infrastructure.