There is a distinct difference between qualifying professional bodies such as CIWEM that have minimum entry requirements and learned societies/member organisation such as the Society of Chemical Industry and BLRS which are one to anyone with an interest irrespective of background and qualifications.

Regards,

Mike Smith

Ann,

I am not sure "There is currently no other organisation which brings
together the public and private sectors along with private individuals
to work towards consensus in relation to key environmental issues."

CIWEM appears to me to do all these.

Kind regards,

Leigh Warhurst ACIWEM
Environmental Protection Technician - Land
Ashfield District Council

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EPUK is the oldest environmental charity in the UK if not the world.



Until earlier this summer I was the Chair of the EPUK Land Quality
Committee, therefore I find the news from EPUK extremely sad indeed. If
EPUK did not exist it would need to be created. There is currently no
other organisation which brings together the public and private sectors
along with private individuals to work towards consensus in relation to
key environmental issues. Through its long history, the organisation
has never stood still but has anticipated, and then worked with
government and other organisations to meet, the environmental challenges
of the day, and I believe that it is essential that it continues to
operate, even if it has to be in a pared down voluntary form, so that it
can evolve and continue the excellent work of the last 113 years.



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Ann





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I had seen this raised on Linkedin as it had been reported in the
National Press, supposedly they were the oldest environmental NGO, with
routes back to the Smoke Abatement Society. I found their conferences to
be very good and very reasonably priced. It shows quite how hard this
global downturn has hit.



Lets hope it continues in some form.



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I think we are all holding our breath to see what happens and how we can
help but well highlighted, Robin

On 29 November 2011 16:29, Robin MacKenzie <[log in to unmask]>
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I'm very surprised there have been no responses to this revelation from
EPUK from the group. I only hope it continues through volunteering.



http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/news/detail/?id=2866



It's a very sad day indeed.



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