02 Feb 2022

IEMA Interview: ‘Sir Partha Dasgupta on finding a natural remedy to the destruction of nature. Sir Partha Dasgupta, author of the landmark Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, tells Chris Seekings why a new approach is needed to halt and reverse humanity’s destruction of nature Last year, the Dasgupta Review, a landmark review into […]

02 Feb 2022

The Defra website is jammed with individual organisation Climate Change Adaptation reports. Click here to see these:  Adaptation reports to Defra for part of the third round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act. You can read the Ofwat report as well as the individual company reports e.g. South West Water […]

02 Feb 2022

UK partnership launched to tackle agricultural challenges George Eustice launched a new partnership to foster collaborative working on shared agricultural issues. The UK Government has today launched the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP), a new forum which will bring together stakeholders from across the UK to identify and improve collaborative working on shared issues facing the […]

01 Feb 2022

Questionnaire on your Experience of Communicating with the Public about Coastal Restorations and Flood Risk Management   A chance to win £50 vouchers Please go to https://forms.gle/CjJJWVSyNiB2aF6D7 or share this link with your current and ex-colleagues Closing date: 22nd February 2022   Often, important learning from the challenges and successes in public engagement is not recorded. […]

01 Feb 2022

The Scottish Government is consulting on new priority actions to tackle marine litter in Scotland. Responses to the consultation will inform the final updated Marine Litter Strategy and action plan before it is published. This consultation is one of the final stages in the process of updating the Marine Litter Strategy for Scotland. A large […]

01 Feb 2022

Bathing water classifications for 2021 show that 99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing by the Environment Agency at over 400 designated sites. Of these, 94.7% of beaches and inland waters gained an ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ rating while 4.3% achieved the minimum ‘Sufficient’ rating. This compares with 98.3% passing […]