04 Feb 2020

Defra: ‘Environment Bill sets out vision for a greener future Our precious natural environment will be better protected for generations to come with today’s (Thursday 30 January) introduction of a far-reaching Environment Bill. The speedy return of the Bill to Parliament following the General Election underlines the government’s commitment to tackling climate change and to […]

04 Feb 2020

Natural England The future of England’s most important underwater habitats have today (29 January) received an important boost after a marine restoration project received £2.5 million funding.   The LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project, led by Natural England, will protect seagrass meadows – a critically endangered EU red listed habitat which are easily damaged and slow to […]

04 Feb 2020

Amy Pryor ‘The Coastal Partnership Network is working alongside the Coastal Communities Alliance, Natural England, the National Coastal Tourism Academy and the New Economics Foundation on a designated Year of the English Coast in 2021. As we come together to celebrate the opening of the new England Coast Path National Trail – which not only […]

04 Feb 2020

From: Dr Sean Ashworth  Deputy Chief Fisheries and Conservation Officer www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk Media Release:  Creating Sustainable Fisheries: Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority approves new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw At a meeting of the Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority yesterday, members approved a proposed new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. The new fisheries management measures are specifically intended […]

04 Feb 2020

The UK’s first offshore scallop farm will be trialled off the Yorkshire coast through the use of pioneering and sustainable new methods.  Building on the success of reintroducing oysters into the Humber, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is now supporting Scarborough company SeaGrown Ltd in its efforts. The trust will partner with the firm on the project, […]

28 Jan 2020

  SEA-CHANGERS LAUNCHES COASTAL FOUNTAIN FUND The Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2020 will support groups and organisations around the UK who wish to install water bottle refill stations on beaches. The programme aims to tackle the increasing problem of plastic bottles left behind along the coasts as marine litter, damaging the marine environment and the […]

28 Jan 2020

New Economics Foundation – Chris Williams ‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.’ This quote from Albert Einstein is worth considering in our collective response to the nature and climate crisis. Whether its fires in the Amazon and Australia, Hurricanes in the Bahamas or flooding in Yorkshire and Venice, evidence of the scale and urgency […]