Concerned about the environment?

21 September 2006

Concerned about the environment?
Have your say about what issues matter to you.

People will have the chance next week to meet members of the UK's leading environmental research organisation, find out how funding decisions are made and give their views on what issues matter to them.

For the past five years the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has opened up one of its Council meetings so that people can see how decisions about funding priorities are made. Funding comes from the public purse so people have a right to give their views on what environmental issues are important to them. This year the meeting will be held on 28 September at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Professor Alan Thorpe, NERC's Chief Executive said "Heat-waves, drought and violent floods are difficult environmental hazards to cope with. NERC-funded scientists are carrying out research in these areas and are tackling many other environmental issues. We want to hear about the issues that cause concern to people in the UK and this meeting provides an opportunity to do that."

Further information

NERC Press Office
Natural Environment Research Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon, SN2 1EU
Tel: 01793 411561
Mob: 07917 557215

Notes

1. NERC's Open Council Meeting is being held at the Sportspark, University of East Anglia, Norwich. The formal meeting will begin at 9.30am and will run until 12.00 noon when it will be thrown open for the audience to ask questions and raise any issues or concerns about the environment. The open forum will be followed by refreshments and a buffet lunch.

2. Journalists are welcome to attend. To help us plan our catering arrangements we should appreciate it if you could let us know if you are attending. Please contact the press office.

3. NERC is one of the UK's research councils. It uses a budget of about £370 million a year to fund and carry out impartial scientific research in the sciences of the environment. It is addressing some of the key questions facing mankind, such as global warming, renewable energy and sustainable economic development.

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