Guardian ‘Treat coastal erosion as a natural catastrophe, UK ministers urged East Yorkshire councillors bemoan lack of national guidance and funding Ministers have been urged to step in to help families whose homes are at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea on the fastest-eroding coastline in northern Europe. Residents in the Yorkshire village of […]
Last week the Climate Change Committee – a perennial thorn in the side of the Government – set out the sort of changes Government should be taking to held UK reach net zero. Open Seas have responded with a piece on what part our seas and oceans can contribute to this. The Open Seas group […]
Harriet Yates-Smith Mindfully Wired Communications T: 07950462532 E: harriet@mindfullywired.org The talk at Coastal Futures 2020 showed a short film teaser to promote the exciting six-part film series developed as a collaboration between North Devon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, WWF, Sky Ocean Rescue, National Trust and the Environment Agency. The films were created by Mindfully Wired Communications […]
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announces plans for new protections for seabirds in a keynote speech at the 2020 Coastal Futures conference. The UK has one of the richest marine environments of any coastal state in Europe and, owing to its island nature, also has incredibly diverse coastlines. Globally we are leading ocean policy. Our 25 Year […]
Emma Howard Boyd “Thank you very much for inviting me to open the first day of an inspiring programme of discussion. The name of this conference – “coastal futures” – is a fantastic provocation. It invites us to look to the horizon and see what the future holds for us – and our coasts. The […]
Following on from his very direct – angry – warning video on the threat of Climate Change the links to his speech at the World Economic Forum are set out below. World Economic Forum ‘David Attenborough’s worried about this ocean threat – and it’s not plastic If the ocean was an economy, it would be […]
As you may be aware the public consultation on the draft North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans opened on the 14 January 2020 and will run for a period of 12 weeks, closing on 6 April 2020. As part of our commitment to stakeholder engagement the Marine Management Organisation will […]
Marine Climate Change Impacts: Report Card 2020 The Report Card 2020 summarises the latest evidence from 26 topics regarding the physical, ecological, and social and economic impacts of climate change on UK coasts and seas. New topics for this year include oxygen, cultural heritage, and transport and infrastructure. More than 150 scientists from over 50 […]