His results indicate that outbred rescuers are better, although inbred rescuers still have positive effects on productivity. The next steps are to look at whole genome resequencing for the populations to compare genetic diversity. #CEEC24

Using Red Flour Beetles, George uses an experimental design to test which rescuing population is better, assessing population fitness over 10 generations. #CEEC24

Genetic bottlenecks and inbreeding depression is a significant threat to species and isolated populations around the world. Sometimes conservationists use genetic rescue to minimise these threats, but should they use inbred or outbred rescuers? #CEEC24

To round off #CEEC24 Session 1b, we have a talk from George West on Genetic Rescue: Are outbred or inbred rescuers better?

Future work will include looking at another “best practice” case study and assessing wider views on biodiversity net gain, which you can contribute to here: forms.office.com/e/8Pjkw5LjtE#CEEC24

The take home is that BNG doesn’t change opinions of a project, instead it supports existing opinions: those who think the road is acceptable use it to justify the road’s biodiversity impacts, whilst those who think it's unacceptable believe it doesn't make up for what was lost. #CEEC24

Data was gathered using a questionnaire disseminated through a leaflet drop (getting ~500 responses) and sharing on social media (~100 responses). #CEEC24

To look at the acceptance of BNG, Alice is using the Norwich Western Link, a controversial road in northwest Norwich, as a case study. #CEEC24

Previous work suggests BNG should increase acceptance, however, this has not prevented protests against multiple high-profile projects aiming to achieve BNG #CEEC24

BNG has recently become mandatory in England, requiring most developments to produce a 10% uplift in biodiversity units to get planning permission. #CEEC24