26 Jan 2021
The Marine Biologist magazine: a benefit of Marine Biological Association membership With cutting-edge research, news, reviews, careers, policy, and much more, The Marine Biologist magazine is the voice of the marine biological community. The January edition is out now! A Special Edition on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development We are delighted to […]
26 Jan 2021
A resume of Joe Biden’s first week … lots of reasons for optimism from ‘UnEarthed’ ‘There’s a new sheriff in town The United States, as noted by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, is rejoining the Paris Agreement. The controversial Keystone pipeline has been nixed. President Obama’s vehicle emissions standards have been reinstated. Several protected national monuments […]
26 Jan 2021
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow sets out the UK’s vision for our seas and highlights cross-government Offshore Wind Enabling Actions Programme in keynote speech at the 2021 Coastal Futures conference. Published 19 January 2021 Defra ‘Thank you for inviting me back to speak at this year’s Ocean Recovery event, and to celebrate the work that has […]
26 Jan 2021
Speaker Notes: Ocean Recovery Online Conference – An Introduction Bob Earll CMS E: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk In 2019 Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and host of natural extreme events had raised the awareness of the Climate Emergency to an unprecedented scale. The growing scale of man’s activities on the planet, the climate emergency and huge impacts on biodiversity […]
26 Jan 2021
Learning from the Marine Pioneer – Aisling Lannin Marine Management Organisation E: aisling.lannin@marinemanagement.org.uk The Marine Pioneer was set up by Defra to test the approaches outlined in the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP). The 25YEP’s vision is to improve the environment in a generation and it states that to achieve this we need to make […]
26 Jan 2021
Bryce Stewart: Here is a blog just after the deal was announced https://ukandeu.ac.uk/fisheries-trade-deal/. Since then a much larger report has been published by UK in a Changing Europe. I wrote the fisheries section for that as well, which is on pages 26 and 27. The Trade Deal: A Sellout on Fish but maybe not on enforcement […]
26 Jan 2021
Oceana, New Report 10 Actions ‘These are turbulent times. One million species are at risk of extinction and the ecosystems supporting our lives are on the verge of breaking down¹; we are embroiled in the worst pandemic the world has experienced for 100 years; and climate change impacts are already biting with unprecedented heating, ice […]
23 Jan 2021
Please help – Quick survey on NBS (Nature Based Solutions) for MMO The MMO has commissioned ABPmer to investigate ways the MMO, and other members of the Defra family, can facilitate a significant increase in the delivery of nature-based solutions that address climate impacts. We would really appreciate it if you could take 5 minutes […]
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