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 […]
The phenomenon of coral bleaching has been known for many years, however, the scale of the effects of the current El Nino warming has taken observers by surprise. The sheer geographic scale of this event and its clear visual impact are extremely worrying. This is ecosystem scale effect of climate change that many have predicted. […]
Bob Earll: The new Natural Capital Committee have been tasked to start work on this and news on this should be emerging shortly. I’d always though 25 year plans were the work of big state sponsored communism but apparently not. This will be a very strange beast and will no doubt pose a wide range […]
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is a large species of seaweed originating from the Pacific and is considered by the IUCN Invasive Specialist Group to be one of the 100 ‘world’s worst’ invasive species, due to its potential to impact ecological and economic interests. Scientists do not currently believe that the true spread of the species is […]
We all know about burying bad news, the EAC and Parliament have done their work in holding Government to account. The Environmental Audit Committee publishes the 2014 review of the Government’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) (the “Worsfold Review”). The Worsfold Review was commissioned by the Government following the flooding of winter 2013-14 and […]
Two articles, Copenhagen’s plan and how the EU is working through Water & the Urban agenda The Source ‘Copenhagen City Council signed off on its master plan for cloudburst management in November to be gradually implemented over the next 20 years. Jonathan Andrews explains what the US$1.4 billion plan entails and whether it can become […]
The risks of Brexit to our environmental policy are very clear and a further six viewpoints reinforce this (see below), however, in a vote that looks too close to call the need to encourage voting is also very important, especially in the younger voters. Register to vote – details here. 1. EU membership positive for UK […]