30 Oct 2017
This is a review with serious implications for renewables and the marine environment, but the timing is difficult to resolve with the Clean Growth Plan (too late) and with many long term contracts already signed the Government are already on lots of hooks. This is Helm’s personal view. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Take your […]
30 Oct 2017
Keith Cooper: ‘In this study we produce a standardised dataset for benthic macrofauna and sediments through integration of data (33,198 samples) from 777 grab surveys. The resulting dataset is used to identify spatial and temporal patterns in faunal distribution around the UK, and the role of sediment composition and other explanatory variables in determining such […]
30 Oct 2017
All women’s voyage to make the unseen seen, from the toxics in our bodies to the plastics in our seas What is eXXpedition? eXXpedition is a series of all women voyages to make the unseen seen, from the toxics in our bodies to the plastics in our seas. On the 16th of November 2014 eXXpedition launched the first […]
25 Oct 2017
Two articles 1. What would an entirely flood-proof city look like? They call it “pave, pipe, and pump”: the mentality that has dominated urban development for over a century. Along with the explosion of the motorcar in the early 20th century came paved surfaces. Rainwater – instead of being sucked up by plants, evaporating, or […]
25 Oct 2017
Lord Chris Smith publicly outlined this policy back in February now Emma Howard Boyd has also described the ongoing nature of this uneasy relationship between gagging and funding. Global Government Forum: By Liz Heron on 06/10/2017 Regulatory bodies in England have been told not to publicly criticise the government and instead to raise concerns privately with ministers, the […]
25 Oct 2017
Future Brief: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): towards a POPs-free future POPs: a persistent problem, pole to pole The majority of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) identified until now are banned or restricted around the world owing to concerns about their harm to ecosystems and human health. However, this is not the end of the story; even […]
25 Oct 2017
Blue Health ‘The majority of Europe’s population lives in cities which have either developed along major rivers, been founded on the banks of inland lakes, or grown on the continent’s extensive coastline. These ‘blue’ environments have played a major role in both the historical and modern evolution of our urban areas. They have been used […]
25 Oct 2017
Around the globe, the reintroduction of large woody debris / material is a common tool for river restoration schemes in an effort to promote biodiversity and enhance natural flood protection. Several reviews of the scientific literature have concluded that it is generally considered as good practice, yet results do vary (e.g. it is often difficult […]
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