22 Jan 2023
The benefits nature-based solutions can provide to both people and nature have been prominent at this year’s World Economic Forum (Davos). Two new World Economic Forum articles explore the important topics of how to fund nature-based solutions in urban areas and how Indigenous leadership can help to unlock the value of nature-based solutions. Read more here
22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023
In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific. These patterns were expected, but behind these variations there are troubling signs the entire global water cycle is changing. Our research team watches the global water cycle closely. We […]
22 Jan 2023
From the BBC A flurry of shark species have been caught in the River Mersey estuary as anglers recorded a huge surge in fish populations. Smooth-hound, starry smooth-hound and bull huss sharks were all found in stretches between Howley Weir in Warrington and Perch Rock, Wirral. The sharks were among 37 fish species recorded by […]
22 Jan 2023
Every year World Wetlands Day is celebrated on the 2 February to raise the profile of the value of wetlands in all their forms. In the run up to World Wetlands Day in 2023, the Global Water Forum is running several stories relating to wetlands. Here we focus on constructed wetlands. Constructed wetlands in urban […]
22 Jan 2023
The panel of independent experts set up to assess the cause of dead and dying crabs washed up on shores from October 2021 have published their findings. The panel, made up of experts from academia and industry, was chaired by Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser Gideon Henderson with input from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir […]
22 Jan 2023
Last week we covered the story of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launching a consultation on a proposed byelaw to ban bottom-towed gear in 13 MPAs to protect marine ecosystems in England. The area covered is over 4,000 km2 and combined with existing MMO byelaws, this will bring the total area protected from bottom-towed gear by MMO […]
22 Jan 2023
More than 100 applications have been submitted to drill for new oil and gas in the North Sea, the BBC has reported. A total of 115 bids have been received and the successful applicants will be announced later in 2023. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), which regulates the sector, said a total […]
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