05 Jan 2023
According to the environmental charity Earthwatch, people are increasingly taking pollution monitoring into their own hands. During the year, thousands of people have taken part in protests over sewage spills in rivers and on beaches from Essex to Edinburgh. And at the same time, there’s been a boom in citizen scientists turning their attention to […]
05 Jan 2023
The American space agency Nasa has launched a satellite that’s expected to transform our view of water on Earth. The Swot mission will map the precise height of rivers, reservoirs and lakes, and track ocean surface features at unprecedented scales. It should improve flood and drought forecasts, and help researchers better understand how the climate […]
05 Jan 2023
At nearly four miles long, Loch Leven is the largest natural body of water in the UK, and has long attracted wild swimmers, with everyone from triathletes-in-training to the more casual paddlers heading to Kinross for a dip. Now the Scottish Greens are calling for the loch to become Scotland’s first protected wild swimming hotspot. They […]
05 Jan 2023
The Environment Agency published plans to improve the state of waterways in England over the next five years, backed by £5.3bn of funding. The documents were published on 22nd December and there has been extensive coverage and reaction. The EA’s River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) are a legally-binding environmental planning framework setting environmental objectives to tackle the […]
05 Jan 2023
Below is an extract from a blog by Sheila Gundry, Operations Manager at Froglife, which is part of the ‘LINK Thinks COP15’ series by Scottish Environment LINK. ‘The new Scottish Biodiversity Strategy offers a significant opportunity to restore Scotland’s ecosystems and reverse species declines. Our natural environment is in crisis, and we urgently need an […]
05 Jan 2023
The Consumer Council for Water has launched a draft strategy document which sets out the strategic plans for what they want to achieve in 2023–24. The draft ‘Forward Work Programme’ consultation is open for comment. The organisation wants to hear thoughts on what they will deliver, these include: People and the environment Increase awareness of […]
05 Jan 2023
The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 require Defra to: publish a situation report on the disposal of urban wastewater and sludge assess compliance with these regulations in each area where wastewater is collected to be treated or discharged publish a report on the level of that compliance, identified reasons for non-compliance, […]
03 Jan 2023
Volunteers are being recruited to identify sharks, skates and rays captured on underwater cameras around the Welsh coast. Data from more than 90 hours of footage needs to be logged to help build a picture of the diversity of species, the BBC reported. Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities (SIARC ) is a collaboration […]
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