I was reminded of this video a few weeks ago. It has been known for some time that plastics in the ocean often attract a range of toxic chemicals. This video covers the role microplastics could play in that process. To view the video click here. MCS are currently running a campaign against microbeads – […]
This is a really interesting source of information on marine conservation which is of interest way beyond Scotland… The current blog contains articles on: How the European Parliament are considering ending deep sea bottom trawling The Fair Isle MPA The co-ordination of protection for Harbour porpoises – revealing the back story. The urgent issues facing […]
Martin Brocklehurst: ‘Have you picked up the EU Fitness Review of Monitoring and Reporting – I missed it till a few days ago? Virtually every environmental directive could be affected. It could be very significant in the sense that measuring the effectiveness of EU Directives is crucial to knowing if they are working.’ EU: ‘In […]
An industry-led report on flooding is suggesting that the current National Flood Resilience Review should consider the case for setting up a new Water Agency and restructuring the Environment Agency in the last point of its 10 point plan. The report by the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) ‘Turning the Tide’, says the Environment Agency’s structure should […]
A report has been produced which clarifies how the Pickering – Slowing the Flow project – worked over the Christmas 2015 rainfall events. Pickering was much in the news over Christmas 2015 with various reports about how well or not the Slowing the Flow project measures had protected the town from flooding. Some claimed […]
Environment Agency: This guidance explains how to assess the risk of an activity and decide whether it supports the objectives of your local River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) or meets sustainability criteria. You need to show The Environment Agency that your activity supports the objectives of your local River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) or meets […]
MMO: Marine planning: a guide for local councils, provides an overview of marine plans and the marine planning system. It includes information on how marine planning and land-use planning support each other, how the two systems integrate and how the marine plans should be used. For more information email https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-planning-a-guide-for-local-councils MMO: We would like your […]
The Environmental Audit Committee hears from carries on with its review by interviewing Rory Stewart from Defra and Oliver Letwin (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) from the Cabinet office. Not a very comfortable afternoon for Rory Stewart who has to defend sitting on the Worsfold report and its recommendations. Watch the video Tip you […]