Environment agencies across the UK share key aims of ensuring that policies and regulations are:
- supported by the most up to date and sound scientific evidence;
- informed by a broad range of expertise and stakeholders; and
- utilise the best available tools and techniques for environmental protection
SNIFFER manages a partnership-based research and knowledge exchange programme for the environment agencies in the UK. The Environmental Regulation Programme delivers an annual portfolio of projects designed to meet the joint interests of the agencies and other users of the research in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
This dynamic programme aims to facilitate engagement between users of research thus providing an expanded knowledge base, while delivering research outputs of common interest to the agencies.
Each year a programme of projects is jointly planned by the agencies. For 2010-11, the Environmental Regulation Programme will take forward the following projects:
- ER28 Effective regulation of “low-risk” activities: good practice guide and interactive tool
- ER29 Climate change adaptation indicators: synthesis report and a proposed framework
- ER30 Environmental evidence and knowledge exchange hub – Phase 1 pilot
- ER31 Mapping environmental evidence partnerships and programmes
- ER32 Review of odour monitoring and control at rendering plants and landfill sites
- ER33 SCAIL (Simple Calculation of Atmospheric Impact Limits) screening tool – odour module
- ER34 Interactions with UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) Certifying Bodies
- ER35 Risk assessment for asbestos contaminated sites [co-funding of CIRIA (construction industry research and information association) project]
Please have a look at some of our completed projects. Each report is accompanied by a short summary to provide you with key information, outputs and partners. SNIFFER hopes that through the Environmental Regulation Programme, we can fulfil the crucial role of providing the science/policy interface, by facilitating the uptake of evidence through to delivering outcomes for environmental protection. For more information on this programme, please contact june@sniffer.org.uk