The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations have launched a research project into the effects of fishing gears on conservation features in MPAs to inform appropriate site management measures. The project has been funded by Seafish and the European Fisheries Fund and will explore whether site specific evidence about fishing gears can be applied to making […]
The European Commission has published a report on the progress in establishing Marine Protected Areas (as required by Article 21 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC). View the report at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/eu-coast-and-marine-policy/implementation/pdf/marine_protected_areas.pdf.
Thanks to Richard Ashley for sending this link through. This is an interesting and important report because it reflects on a growing momentum and new vision for addressing the growing problem of stormwater. ‘The practice of managing stormwater has evolved from carrying runoff away as fast as possible, to now handling as much of it […]
Thanks to Steve Smith (AECOM) for sending the details of this report through. ‘Under the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK Government is required to publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every five years. The first assessment was published in 2012 and the next is due in 2017 (CCRA2). This supporting research presents the results […]
This is a really informative and helpful editorial by James Murray of Business Green who brings together much of the common concerns being expressed by John Cridland of the CBI and The Committee on Climate Change among a host of others. James Murray Editor of Business Green ‘Al Gore is puzzled by David Cameron and […]
This mine of information from Bob Harris in the Autumn Demonstration Test Catchment (DTC) newsletter includes: Update on mitigation methods and farm economics Estimating the monetary cost of nutrient and sediment loss at the farm-scale in the River Eden catchment New project – Impacts of different vegetation in riparian buffer strips on hydrology and water […]
The Environment Agency are using a range of videos posted on YouTube to get across their new Trigger Point approach to flooding on the levels to see more go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vFc-vR9Wmg BBC ‘A three-point flood trigger plan has been introduced on the Somerset Levels in an attempt to make it clear when action will be […]
Despite tap water being freely available and safe in many countries, bottled water is widely consumed around the world. This has negative effects on the environment, including water wastage and pollution. This study assessed beliefs about purchasing bottled water and tested three strategies to change behaviour, showing that combining persuasive information and social pressure can […]