The Environment group gives the Observatory an understanding of the information needs of the West Midlands related to the environment.
How is the group made up?
The group draws together data analysts, researchers and academics from across the West Midlands, and from a variety of organisations. The core members of this group represent the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Forestry Commission and Government Office West Midlands. A number of other organisations are also represented.
What does the group do?
The group seeks to to identify the right facts, figures and statistics to encourage evidence based policy within the West Midlands, particularly focussed on the environment. This involves ensuring research consistency and best practice, identifying key environmental research and evidence, undertaking specific pieces of work to fill 'knowledge gaps' and improving the communication and use of evidence within the region.
What's the bigger picture?
Through the Regional Data and Intelligence Network, the group draws in the wider perspectives of the West Midlands and links to a range of other groups focussing on economy and labour force, population and society and geographical information. Together these groups influence our work and guide the services we offer.
View the group's work plan (pdf, 103kb) and recent meeting papers on the downloads tab at the top of this page.
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Topic Group work
Meetings
The next meeting is on Friday 21st May 2010, 10am-2pm. All groups in the network will be present.
Please note this meeting will be held in the Balcony Rooms, Level 4, Millennium Point, Birmingham.
Last meeting
The last meeting took place on the 10th February 2010 at the Observatory. Here are the minutes: