Two articles on Global Fishing Watch and the second on the proposed use of drones for Pitcairn Island MPA Global Fishing Watch – Using Satellites to Assist Fisheries Management In November 2014, Oceana unveiled the prototype of a new tool that will enhance transparency and accountability in commercial fishing fleets around the world. A public […]
The Shark Trust is part of a new global coalition that is working to ensure a positive future for sharks and rays. On 15 February 2016, the Global Shark and Ray Initiative launched a 10-year plan for turning around the conservation status of sharks. The ambitious plan, based upon the best science and trade data […]
1. Enabling resilience in the water sector The Defra report is described as a roadmap which sets out how the policy framework will be enhanced during this Parliament to secure the long-term resilience of the water sector in dealing with pressures like climate change and a growing population. 2. Water supply and resilience and infrastructure: […]
Two flood management points from Defra 1. Water minister: flood defence needs private sector investment Water minister Rory Stewart has insisted private sector investment in flood defence is a “huge opportunity” that hasn’t been fully considered. Speaking to water firms at Water UK’s City Conference, Stewart said: “Clearly we ought to be smarter about thinking […]
BIS: Business Secretary unveils measures that will help deliver the government’s commitment to cut a further £10 billion of red tape. Comprehensive measures that will help deliver the government’s commitment to cut a further £10 billion of red tape were unveiled today (3 March 2016) at the BCC annual conference by Business Secretary Sajid Javid. […]
This was rather lost in the WFD announcement but reveals a worrying failure of commitment and regulation, but the clock is ticking. Angling Trust and Fish Legal: The Environment Agency is unable to properly regulate 1,968 sewage outfalls because water companies are failing to provide information to them about exactly what is coming out of […]
The Catchment Based Approach could be one of the most significant developments made over the last five years; to sign up to its newsletter click here. Latest CaBA news includes CaBA Self-Assessment Tools now available A suite of Self-Assessment Tools is now available to help CaBA Partnerships quickly assess how well they are performing in terms […]
It is all very well reminding people of the threat but this begs the questions of what Government is doing. A point that has not been missed by the NGO responses from Wildlife Link members – see below. Invasive species week Defra: The second annual Invasive Species Week starts on 29 February and will run […]