Defra has today published a report by Eunomia on a pilot Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) project undertaken from 2014 – 2015 in the West of England. The project – one of five funded by Defra under its third round of PES Pilot projects – investigated the potential of changes in land management to tackle […]
South West Water looks to Rezatec to provide satellite-derived data analytics to understand location, structure and function of peatland on Bodmin Moor Harwell, Oxfordshire, 9th February 2016 – For South West Water and the Mires Partnership on Exmoor understanding the underlying peatland structure and integrity is crucial for restoration planning. Rezatec has been using cutting […]
Question marks have been growing about the Swansea tidal lagoon project since the summer. DECC announced that it was conducting a further value for money study. Conspicuously, even though there is considerable Chinese backing for the Swansea lagoon project there was no obvious mention of it during the state visit by China’s leader Xi Jinping […]
Institute for Government – Analysis of Arms lengths bodies – One key theme of Liz Truss’s speech on modernising Defra was getting its various arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) and the main department to work in alignment. The Secretary of State would like the various organisations in the Defra departmental group to make plans around shared policies, […]
Bathing waters, Defra 26 January 2016, see all updates Part of: Water, Environmental management and Marine Information about bathing waters for bathers and local authorities. Contents Information for bathers 2015 UK bathing water monitoring results Designations and de-designations of bathing waters Information for local authorities Annual reports for UK bathing water monitoring results before 2015 […]
Although there are huge diversity of pots of money for coastal project funding this is a particularly interesting project and approach. Clevedon Pier was built in the Victorian heydey to receive paddle steamer passengers from Devon and Wales. Today it is a focal point for events in Clevedon and once again you can take boat […]
Marine Protected Areas welcomed by coastal communities, progressive fishermen and eNGOs COAST: Representatives from coastal communities, scallop divers, sea anglers and conservation organisations showed their passion and support for MPAs at Holyrood last month, coinciding with a Rural Affairs Committee debate on the future of MPAs. To the delight of thousands of MPA supporters on Arran […]
Storm Imogen certainly produced some shocking images; Getty images Images from Gwennap Head & Porthleven – need to be careful even on the cliff tops Human Interest Daily Mail – Some people and storms just don’t get it – get injured and puts other’s lives at risk