19 Aug 2020
BlueHealth is a pan-European research initiative investigating the links between urban blue spaces, climate and health. It is combining interdisciplinary approaches to examine how wellbeing might be promoted through the development of blue infrastructure. Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, BlueHealth has brought together over 90 researchers from nine European institutions. It ends in […]
19 Aug 2020
Bidstats Southern Water has gone out to tender with a contract for a Private Wire Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) worth an estimated £100 million. The water company is looking to put a framework panel of private wire solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) providers in place to work in partnership with the utility to explore […]
19 Aug 2020
See BBC coverage click here Fish Legal is currently advising members Gwent Angling Society in respect of a major pollution to hit the River Llynfi in mid-Wales. Literally the day after the last touches were carried out to a remediation project that saw the river put on the road to recovery after a devastation pollution […]
13 Aug 2020
The Government have launched their new planning white paper for consultation The Planning for the future consultation proposes reforms of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and ensure more land is available for development where […]
13 Aug 2020
Water coalition calls for Green Homes Grants retrofit scheme to include water efficiency measures The steering group for the UK Water Efficiency Strategy and the independent water efficiency campaigning organisation Waterwise have joined forces to urge the Energy Secretary, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, to include water efficiency measures that save energy in the government’s […]
13 Aug 2020
This summer we have had some excellent weather and the staycation mind set is leading to a surge in wild swimming in our rivers. For years our rivers, unlike Europe’s, seem to have been immune from this, and legislation like the Bathing Water Directive has not been applied. There are growing cases of the wild […]
13 Aug 2020
Nature-based solutions towards sustainable communities – Analysis of EU-funded projects Over the past thirty years local communities have remained at the heart of efforts to address sustainable development across the European Union, mobilised by a wide range of policies and initiatives to develop sustainable, smart, low carbon, resilient and eco-cities. This report examines how far […]
13 Aug 2020
But the fishing fraternity are not happy Five-year beaver reintroduction trial successfully completed Defra to consult on the management of beavers in the wild and national approach for any further releases later this year. The trial has bought a wealth of benefits to the local area and ecology. The government has today (Thursday 6 August) […]
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