This is interesting news in the sense that Cefas have been drawn into this process … currently Defra are saying ‘Further work is being carried out on the future of the Cefas including on whether or not it should form part of this agency. A decision will be made in the autumn of 2014.’ Defra […]
The MSP Directive (2014/89/EU) has been published today in the Official Journal. English version attached and all languages. It will come into force in 20 days. Click here for more information: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.257.01.0135.01.ENG
As people are reading the fine print of the Government’s proposals the alarm bells are ringing louder, and promises to make this one of the most contentious pieces of legislation of the Parliament. Gone is all pretence of the greenest Government ever. Click here for more information. George Monbiot – the Guardian How the coalition […]
This is a really interesting and helpful project which is seeking to better understand land use and water management; their newsletter is a mine of information. Click here for more information DTC Newsletter July 2014 Lessons from seeing understanding what others are doing by site visits – some really interesting examples in this newsletter including: […]
Energy efficiency and conservation are a no-brainer and yet the Government in their management of the Green Deal have gone from bust to boom to bust in a few short weeks. From being almost the least successful programme a Government has run it has opened and then closed unable to cope with demand. Another peculiar […]
Governing Marine Protected Areas – Resilience through Diversity By Peter J.S. Jones Earthscan from Routledge This book does the rare thing of putting the social into the socio-ecology of protected areas and provides valuable insights into natural resource management in general. You only need to look at the glowing cover endorsements from the likes of […]
SAMS: ‘We are sorry to hear of this sad news from our colleagues at the Scottish Association for Marine Science: It is with a deeply heavy heart that we have to announce the unexpected death of our wonderful director, Professor Laurence Mee FRSC, yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 13 August 2014). Laurence had suffered a severe stroke […]
How long does it take for an idea to sink in? Much longer than we think. So no apologies for this image. Attending recent conferences, it’s surprising that speakers with strong natural resources perspective are still using older models of sustainability which don’t fully recognise the importance of environment. These two publications explain the context […]