RICS Legal Landscapes: Navigating the complexities of natural capital with Kate Russell FRICS, Ben Sharples FRICS & Charles Cowap MRICS #226

This episode is part of RICS Legal Landscapes, a limited podcast series developed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors which is CPD-compliant and designed to support professional development across the surveying profession and the broader built environment.In this episode of the RICS Legal Landscapes CPD series of podcasts, host Charles Cowap MBA, MRICS, FAAV, FRAgS, PFIAgrM, CEnv is joined by Kate Russell FRICS FAAV CEnv ARAgS  and Ben Sharples FRICS to unpack the fast-evolving world of natural capital. You’ll learn what natural capital really means in practice, how markets such as biodiversity net gain, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management work, and why land ownership structures, tenancies, trusts, and lender interests make these projects legally complex. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:What natural capital is and how it translates into soil, water, air, and functioning ecosystems on the groundHow markets like biodiversity net gain, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management operate and create new income streamsThe legal complexity of rural land and why it matters for long-term natural capital projectsHow policy change, government schemes, and private finance are shaping the future of natural capital and opportunities for farmers and landownersKate Russell FRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-russell-a8137133/Ben Sharples FRICS https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensharples/Charles Cowap MRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescowap/Ecosystems Knowledge Network Wellbeing and prosperity for everyone through a healthy natural environment - Ecosystems Knowledge NetworkGreen Finance Initiative Green Finance Initiative | Climate, Markets & Sustainable Investing NewsTellus Natural Capital Tellus Natural CapitalMichelmores Leading Natural Capital Law Firm - Lawyers | MichelmoresDepartment for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - GOV.UKRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:https://www.rics.org/uk/RICS Podcast Pagehttps://www.rics.org/podcast/Kieran Halliwellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/