New Statesman ‘The former Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, will this week demonstrate how desperate the right wing of the Conservative party has become in its attempts to force energy and climate change policies into an ideological straitjacket. In a speech on Wednesday to Lord Lawson’s lobby group for so-called climate change sceptics, the Global Warming […]

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Environment Agency   ‘As many of you will be aware from previous correspondence and an earlier email from the Environment Agency’s Chief Executive, today we have launched consultations on draft updates to the river basin management plans and draft flood risk management plans. These consultations seek your views on proposals for improving the water environment and […]

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Ministers have approved plans allowing the MMO to charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent has been given. The charges, which came into effect from 1 October, relate to requests to change a marine licence once it has been granted (licence variations), and also to monitor activities being carried out under […]

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The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust: ‘The Quagga mussel, identified by scientists as the number one most dangerous alien species of mollusc, has been found at Wraysbury Reservoir near Heathrow Airport. In the United States, the mussel is threatening to bring the Hoover Dam to a standstill and cut off water to Las Vegas. The Hoover […]

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Edited by Chris Williams of MSEP/NEF this newsletter is goldmine of information. The October edition contains over 50 items – factsheets, publications, events and training courses with a strong emphasis on fisheries management and natural resources. For example: A workshop on the European & maritime fisheries Fund in November Factsheets on the socio-economics of many […]

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‘British Coastal Art 1770-1930’   by Robin McInnes     Having worked in the field of coastal management for many years few are better placed than geologist, coastal scientist and marine art historian, Professor Robin McInnes OBE, to write a history of British coastal art. In his latest book he has undertaken a major review […]

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Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention. The fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook will be officially launched on […]

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