FSD Africa is a regional financial sector development programme established by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to build and strengthen financial markets across Sub-Sahara Africa to provide financial services that are affordable and accessible to the poor and channel investment to the real economy to support growth in employment and incomes.

This work for the Coal Authority involved assessing the benefits of remediating three former mining areas. All three sites (two in Scotland, one in England) had previously been used for metal mining. This meant that the mine water discharges, along with any runoff from nearby spoil heaps, had high concentrations of metals such as zinc, lead and cadmium. This metal rich water was affecting water quality and the classification of waterbodies under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

The EU Green Infrastructure Strategy adopted in May 2013 foresees a number of actions to be carried out under the lead of the European Commission in the following years. They include, for example, integrating green infrastructure (GI) into key policy areas, improving the knowledge base and encouraging innovation in relation to GI, and assessing opportunities for developing a trans-European GI network (TEN-G).

RPA is assisting Work Group 5 of the International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) with an ongoing set of studies to map the supply chain for multiple compounds of concern used in the aerospace sector. The core aim of each study is to allow IAEG WG5 to understand the potential impact on the aerospace industry and its supply chain from a particular REACH Annex XIV listing, as well as the broader market for the substance(s) being assessed. These outputs may be used to formulate decisions and feed into any potential future REACH Authorisation activities.

Scotland has a wealth of wildlife and natural environments which provide a multitude of benefits to the Scottish people on a daily basis. The benefits provided by natural systems in Scotland are estimated to be worth between £21.5 and £23 billion per year and are increasingly recognised at a national level by government policies.

Angling is one of the most popular participant sports in England and, as such, has the potential to provide economic inputs to local economies. It also provides opportunities to connect people to the environment, and improve health and well-being in urban as well as rural areas. The Environment Agency has commissioned RPA in association with Accent, PJM Economics and fisheries expert Guy Mawle to undertake a study to value freshwater angling in England.