Will Manning Email & Phone Number

National

Senior Advisor in the EA’s national Coastal Resilience Team, responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Habitat Compensation and Restoration Programme (HCRP), supporting Area Leads in the development and delivery of their respective project pipelines, managing and communicating risk and working with external partners.The HCRP delivers compensatory habitat, primarily for the loss of designated intertidal habitat and secondary compensation requirements, which arise from the Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategies (FCERMS) capital works and resulting impacts of sea level rise and coastal squeeze. The HCRP therefore enables the EA to meet its obligations under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).The HCRP also provides a useful framework with which to work with partners to move beyond compensation and support the wider recovery and restoration of estuarine and coastal (E&C) habitats.To date, the HCRP has created: 1,601 ha of inter-tidal habitat, 468 ha of freshwater grazing marsh and 292 ha of other E&C habitats.

National

Advisor in the national Estuaries and Coasts (E&C) team. My main responsibilities include support with communications and engagement on estuarine and coastal issues, both internally at the national and area level, as well as externally with a range of government, non-government, academic and industry partners. I provide advice and input into policy developments, to raise awareness and influence the inclusion of measures to support sustainable management of estuarine and coastal areas. My focus is on facilitating "Restoring, Meadows, Marshes and Reefs (ReMeMaRe)" (pronounced re-memory), an ambitious habitat restoration initiative, formed of a growing partnership who are working together at the national level to better support and enable strategic, placed-based estuarine and coastal habitat restoration around England.More information about ReMeMaRe can be found at: https://ecsa.international/reach/rememare-and-latest-updatesMy main interests are on sediment management and the beneficial use of dredged sediment to support Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and integrated ecosystem restoration of estuarine and coastal habitats across the land-sea boundary.

Lowestoft

Marine coastal scientist responsible for survey design, data collection and subsequent analysis and reporting, for coastal geomorphology and oceanography projects within Cefas’ portfolio for commercial and governmental clients.The focus of my work is to develop and deliver marine physical, chemical and biological, science-based evidence studies and provide specialist advice for coastal sites. This includes the assessment of environmental risks to proposed infrastructure developments and their potential impacts on coastal processes, such as sediment transport and coastal configuration.Particular interest in the restoration of our estuarine and coastal habitats and applying nature based solutions.Cefas representative in the Beneficial Use Working Group (BUWG), established to support the development and application of beneficial use projects, using dredged sediments to restore coastal and estuarine habitats.Cefas representative on the "Restoring Meadows, Marsh and Reefs (ReMeMaRe)" initiative (pronounced re-memory) Steering Group, established to drive and guide large-scale restoration of seagrass meadows, saltmarsh and native oyster (Ostrea edulis) and the biogenic reefs the latter form throughout England, with aims to restore 15% of each habitat by 2043 in line with 25 Year Environmental Plan (25YEP).

Norwich, United Kingdom

Environmental consultant providing services for dredging activities, integrated sediment and water management and specialising in the beneficial use of dredged sediment to restore estuarine and coastal habitats. Roles and responsibilities cover all stages of project management from concept to execution, including, but not limited to; stakeholder engagement, project design and impact assessment, licence application and works supervision.

Environmental scientist specialising in offshore marine environmental surveys for the Oil and Gas, Aggregates, Renewables and Subsea Cabling industries. Included: the collection of sediment and water samples, seabed imagery, onboard client liaison and support of geophysical and geotechnical survey operations, laboratory analysis of sediment samples and the reporting of results.

York, United Kingdom

Responsible for the calibration and maintenance of equipment used to measure trace concentrations of atmospheric constituents, including instruments sited at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO).

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Marine Biology, First Class

Activities and Societies: Staff-Student Liaison

Master Of Science (Msc), Atmospheric Chemistry