Matthew Lipton
Matthew has been working in local government for over 10 years and has had periods of time working in the charitable sector. His passion is the natural environment. Working in the Climate and Nature Emergency Team at South Gloucestershire allows him to work to this passion and explore ways of tackling the emerging nature crisis. He is now working hard to ensure that nature can move as freely as we can across the landscape, and he hopes to share this new interest with the audience.
My Sessions at Traffex
Wednesday 21 May 2025
12:25
Tackling Transport Severance
12:25 - 12:45
Biodiversity
- Transport infrastructure can unintentionally harm wildlife by fragmenting habitats, creating movement barriers, and increasing light, noise, and water pollution.
- The West of England Combined Authority is adapting highways to reconnect nature, a project discussed in this presentation.
- Research on nature's impacts, effective connectivity infrastructure, and adapting existing structures as wildlife corridors will be explored.
- Policy changes in the region will ensure future highway infrastructure allows for free wildlife movement across the landscape
