28 Aug 2024
Two new natural flood management schemes in the south east of England Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat on River Thame Partnership project transforms 17 hectares of floodplain grassland into complex wetland habitat at Manor Farm. Flourishing wildlife and flood management. Chearsley Wetland recently marked its two-year anniversary, which has seen the site transformed […]
28 Aug 2024
The Freshwater Habitats Trust is asking citizen scientists to help find ponds that support declining species More than one in five ponds in the UK could be designated as “priority habitats” but only about 2% have been identified so far. Priority ponds are recognised as being the highest-quality water spaces for freshwater wildlife, often providing […]
28 Aug 2024
Trees for Cities has published the results of a new national survey which shows that most UK adults don’t know the full cooling power of urban trees. As cities experience hotter temperatures due to climate change, people’s health and wellbeing is being put at risk. Trees are one of the best nature-based solutions to offer […]
28 Aug 2024
Ofwat has published details of how it will consider projects as part of the RAPID (Regulators’ Alliance to Progress Infrastructure Development) programme going forward, the overall portfolio of RAPID projects and the approach to the gated process, including expected deliverables. Ofwat will relax the strict criteria it applied to water resource solutions at PR19 – […]
28 Aug 2024
New research has been published looking at enhancing microplastic removal from natural water using coagulant aids. Highlights Larger microbeads (1 mm – >250 μm) have >95 % removal; smaller ones (10 – <250 μm) are challenging. Denser microbeads like PVC (1.38 g/cm³) settle better than lighter ones like PE (0.97 g/cm³). PAC (0.4 mmol/L) with 3 mg/L PAM at pH 8 removes […]
27 Aug 2024
SEA-CHANGERS MARINE CONSERVATION GRANTS – apply now! Sea-Changers gives grants to UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations (including schools) carrying out marine conservation related activities. We are currently accepting applications to our Main and Small grants funds. For both funding streams, the projects we fund should achieve one or more of the […]
27 Aug 2024
We’ve come a long way since Bob Earll began organising coastal and marine events back in the nineties. The CMS news and jobs service and the Coastal Futures conference have become focal points for our sector, with subscribers and attendees running into tens of thousands. In 2022 we became Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) with three Directors: […]
27 Aug 2024
Conservation and animal protection groups have sued U.S. federal agencies in the U.S. Court of International Trade for failing to enforce import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Ban seafood imports The provisions aim to protect marine mammals from bycatch in foreign fishing gear by holding countries exporting seafood to the U.S. to […]
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