Background to the Soils and Stones project
Since 2019, the SocEnv Soils and Stones project has brought together experts from across sectors including the built environment, forestry, engineering, land management and agriculture.
The project aims to bring together current and aspiring Chartered Environmentalists to lead the way and maximise impact, through:
- sharing good practice on soils and stones use/re-use
- advocating for policies which recognise the value of these hugely valuable resources; and
- making connections and finding solutions via collaboration.
Project achievements – so far
The project’s first key outcome was the 2021 Soils and Stones report. The report’s ongoing impact is demonstrated by their invitation to give evidence to the 2023 Soil Health Inquiry, with the resulting inquiry report referring to their report’s evidence and key asks.
Further output has included the Ten Principles of Good Soils and Stones Management – providing an overarching soils and stones framework as recommended in the report.
Your expertise is needed
58% of the tonnage received by landfills is soil waste1. As SocEnv looks to deliver on the Soil Health Inquiry recommendations, experts like you have a huge role to play when it comes to ensuring sustainable resource management and safeguarding soil health.
You can find out more about the project, access its output and express an interest in getting involved, on the Society for the Environments website.
1Soil health (parliament.uk), p.39.
Register with the Society for Environment
CABE members work throughout the construction industry in a variety of different job specialisms including building control, surveying, architecture; and planning. Building Engineers might all have different job roles, but one thing they all have in common is that their input into projects influences the landscapes, ecosystems and social environments around them whether this is on a local, national or international level.
By achieving a Society for the Environment registration you can demonstrate your commitment to good practice and clearly show that you consider environmental and sustainable options before and during projects in order to minimise damage now and in the future.
Find out more about registering with the Society for the Environment
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