15 Mar 2020
The Marine Management Organisation public consultation on the latest round of marine plans, published in January, is now moving towards its final stages. Apart from the draft documents there are webinars of Q&A on each of the plans and a national Webinar to get more background information. Have your say on the draft plans for […]
09 Mar 2020
As we move into the trade talks about the future relationship between the UK and the EU, no surprise that fisheries is up there amongst the ‘difficult issues’. For a summary of the current positions Click here The UK view is that fisheries should be one of a series of mini-deals with different arrangements for […]
09 Mar 2020
The Natural Capital Committee (NCC) worked with H.M. Treasury from 2016-18 to advise and co-author Green Book guidance regarding the incorporation of natural capital, ecosystem services and the value of associated goods and services into government policy appraisal. The guidance was incorporated into the revised Green Book published in March 2018 and has now been […]
09 Mar 2020
Recent publications on impacts of climate change covering coastal erosion, implications for cultural heritage and changing marine fish communities in the Arctic. A paper on sandy coastlines under threat of erosion got some high-profile coverage with dramatic headlines Click here – but for a commentary and perspective on some of the assertions Click here. In […]
09 Mar 2020
Two new reports on the oceans from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. A communications guide outlines how to talk about the ocean to improve public understanding and increase support for solutions. To tell the ‘Changing Health’ story, communicators need to establish in people’s minds that the ocean has health. Health language and body metaphors establish that […]
09 Mar 2020
The Sea Watch Foundation’s 2019 National Whale and Dolphin Watch event (July 27th – August 4th) revealed striking biodiversity with an impressive thirteen species of cetaceans seen around the British Isles, a number which has only been recorded twice before in the history of the event. The total number of sightings (over 2,000) exceeded last […]
03 Mar 2020
By Seas At Risk 28 JANUARY 2020 Environmental NGOs launch new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030 – Today, 102 environmental organisations, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF are launching the “Blue Manifesto”. The rescue plan lays out concrete actions which must […]
03 Mar 2020
Greener UK – The House of Lords A ‘frame without a picture’: Peers scrutinise the Fisheries Bill Parliamentarians took their first opportunity to scrutinise the new version of the Fisheries Bill during the Lords second reading debate on 11 February. While most speakers agreed with our assessment that the bill offers much more than the […]
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