05 Feb 2019
New environmental scorecards flag up gaps in water companies PR19 business plans for 2020-25 New scorecards, analysing how successful water company plans for the upcoming AMP7 2020-25 investment programme are likely to be in protecting and improving the environment, have been published by Blueprint for Water, part of the Wildlife and Countryside Link nature coalition, the […]
05 Feb 2019
National Drought Group – EA Chairman’s Statement – January 2019 Environment Agency: Published 22 January 2019 The National Drought Group (NDG) brings together government departments, water companies, environmental groups and others. The role of the group is to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of dry weather, to coordinate action to maintain water supplies, consider […]
05 Feb 2019
Two items: CIRIA Proposal Guidance on delivery of Natural Flood Management Natural Flood Management requesting expressions of interest CIRIA is looking for expressions of interest from research teams that would like to competitively tender to deliver the technical work for Proposal 2970 Guidance on the delivery of Natural Flood Management (the proposal can be found here). CIRIA would […]
05 Feb 2019
Defra ‘World Wetlands Day (02 February), is a timely reminder of how paramount wetlands conservation is in our fight against climate change and the risk of natural disasters. Organised by the Ramsar Convention, a treaty bringing together 170 countries committed to conserving these precious habitats, World Wetlands Day is a chance to raise the public […]
04 Feb 2019
Unearthed – Greenpeace: ‘Decision not to adopt EU legal duty to end overfishing from 2020 came after fishing interests asked for target to be watered down The government is on course to ditch a landmark EU legal commitment to end overfishing by 2020, despite the prime minister’s promise not to reduce UK environmental standards after […]
04 Feb 2019
Strengthened protection for Poole Harbour’s unique range of wildlife Published 22 January 2019 Defra: ‘The extension of the Poole Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) will see a further 1,800 hectares (ha) of land and sea brought within the site to help protect the entire harbour – an increase of 40 per cent. One […]
04 Feb 2019
Brexit Paper 28: Environmental Law & Regulation ‘Enforcement of the ‘level playing field’ after UK withdrawal from the EU: The loss of the EU Commission as regulator in environmental law and other areas A critical issue in the negotiations over a future relationship between the UK and the EU after any transition/implementation period will be […]
04 Feb 2019
This publication provides a twenty-year overview of an initiative launched in 1999 as a means of reporting the dredging footprint of the UK marine aggregate industry. It reflects the commitment by members of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association and The Crown Estate to review both dredging activity and licence areas on an annual basis, […]
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