08 Feb 2023
From waterwise Defra, the Environment Agency and Ofwat have written to the chairs of the five regional water resource planning groups in England to confirm that they expect the groups to continue and deliver a further round of regional multi-sector water resource planning. The regulators highlight the benefits of working beyond company boundaries, optimising water […]
08 Feb 2023
Major water projects could be fast tracked through planning under Government plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime. On 25th January, Michael Gove, secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, told Parliament that his department is working with Defra, BEIS, Treasury and the Department for Transport on modernising the approach […]
08 Feb 2023
Over the past few months, the scandal of our sewage-polluted watercourses and seas in the UK has had widespread publicity. The public is rightly horrified that most of our British watercourses are not fit for swimming in and that untreated sewage spills have occurred so often – but not all of us are aware that […]
08 Feb 2023
This Factsheet explores common water-related challenges, such as water availability, quality, and management, their associated risks, and relevant policies, while proposing nature-based solutions as a paradigm shift. By outlining key benefits of using nature for an integrated and ecosystem-based water management approach, and best practices in different contexts and ecosystems, the factsheet demonstrates the potential […]
07 Feb 2023
Marine researchers with the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research have discovered that large quantities of mackerel pressed together in a fish net can affect the fish’s quality. A new study from the Institute of Marine Research (HI) shows that fish vitality is a good measure of welfare. The marine scientists found this out by combining […]
07 Feb 2023
A whale found stranded on a Welsh beach more than a decade ago has been identified as the first of its kind ever found in British waters. Short-finned pilot whales are usually found in tropical to warm temperate seas and not in northern Europe. The whale stranded at Hazelbeach near Neyland, Pembrokeshire, on 1 March, […]
07 Feb 2023
Wild Isles The RSPB, WWF and the Open University have been collaborating for more than three years on a major new BBC natural history series called Wild Isles, to be presented by Sir David Attenborough. Showcasing the beauty and diversity of the UK’s landscapes Wild Isles will show the wildlife and wild places of the […]
07 Feb 2023
Communities on Britain’s coastline have fallen behind the rest of the country but the government could unlock their potential by adjusting its Levelling Up policy, according to research published on 1st February. Last week we covered the story of the release of a new report commissioned by the Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA), the Local Government Association Coastal Special […]
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