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Working Groups

Rebuilding Nature's working groups bring together experts, practitioners, policymakers, investors, infrastructure professionals, researchers and delivery partners to help turn ambition into action.

As we move beyond proof of concept and into testing, delivery and implementation, our working groups provide a practical space to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, develop solutions and shape the future of nature as critical infrastructure.

Whether you're interested in ecological connectivity, nature finance, communications, policy, investment, monitoring or place-based delivery, there are opportunities to contribute your expertise and help guide the next phase of Rebuilding Nature's evolution.

Together, we are working to build the systems, partnerships and evidence needed to create a resilient, connected network of natural infrastructure across the UK.

Our Priorities

1. Evolve the Strategic Nature Network (SNN): The Strategic Nature Network is the blueprint for reconnecting nature at a national scale. Our focus is on ground-truthing the model, testing real-world applications, incorporating new evidence and refining SNN 1.0 into a more robust and practical framework. Ultimately, the SNN will act as a collective guide for nature recovery, helping track progress towards a resilient, connected network of natural infrastructure across the UK.

2. Test the Nature Investment Zone (NIZ): Nature Investment Zones are the delivery mechanism for the Strategic Nature Network. Working with our initial cohort of prospective NIZs, we are testing the blueprint in practice, learning from experience, refining the model and identifying the conditions needed to attract long-term investment into nature recovery. This work will help shape future Nature Investment Zones across the UK.

3. Grow the Alliance: Rebuilding Nature is a movement built on collaboration. By growing the Alliance, we aim to bring together organisations, sectors and communities around a shared vision of nature as critical infrastructure. A stronger Alliance creates the partnerships, influence and operating environment needed to build, maintain and invest in the Strategic Nature Network over the long term.

Enabling Workstreams

Strategic Nature Network (SNN)

This workstream is responsible for testing, refining and evolving the Strategic Nature Network. Through data improvement, stakeholder input, local validation and practical application, it will help develop the SNN into a trusted national framework for guiding nature recovery and measuring progress at scale.

Nature Investment Zone (NIZ)

A collaborative space for organisations involved in developing Nature Investment Zones to share experiences, challenges and lessons learned. This workstream helps test the NIZ blueprint in real-world settings and supports continuous improvement of the model as new opportunities emerge.

Nature Infrastructure Financing Framework (NIFF)

This workstream is developing the financial architecture needed to support nature recovery at scale. By aligning public funding, private investment and emerging nature markets, NIFF seeks to create a coherent, investable system capable of delivering long-term environmental, economic and social value.

Marcomms & Influence

Changing how society thinks about nature is essential to delivering systemic change. This workstream focuses on communications, engagement and influence activities that position nature as critical infrastructure, build public understanding, and encourage decision-makers to recognise resilience as a shared priority.

Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) 2027

Credible measurement is fundamental to building confidence and attracting investment. This workstream is exploring practical, scalable approaches to monitoring, reporting and verification that balance scientific rigour with usability, enabling consistent assessment of ecological outcomes and system-wide impact. This due to be convened in early 2027.

Get Involved

Our working groups are collaborative, action-oriented spaces designed to bring together diverse perspectives and practical experience.

Some groups are currently being refreshed or are operating with fixed membership while foundational work is completed. Others are actively seeking new contributors and reviewers as they begin their next phase of development. If you would like to:

Help evolve the Strategic Nature Network
Contribute to the development of Nature Investment Zones
Shape the future of nature finance and investment
Support communications and policy influence
Develop approaches to monitoring and verification
Share expertise, evidence, case studies or practical experience

we would love to hear from you.

Register Your Interest

If you're interested in joining a working group or contributing to Rebuilding Nature's work, please use the form below or email info@rebuildingnature.com and tell us:

Which workstream(s) interest you
What knowledge, skills or experience you can contribute
Whether you would like to be a core group member, reviewer or occasional contributor

Together, we can help build a Strategic Nature Network that supports health, prosperity and resilience, for all of us.