14 Dec 2021

The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Good Practice Guide has been published: Strategic flood risk assessment good practice guide | ADEPT (adeptnet.org.uk) The research reports, used to create the guide, were published on 25th November and can be accessed here: Using flood risk information in spatial planning – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The Strategic flood risk assessment good […]

14 Dec 2021

12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth! Environment Agency – 12 tips ‘As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more sustainable At this time of year, we generate more waste than any other […]

12 Dec 2021

Coastal Organisms Thrive on Floating Plastic Debris in the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonizing plastic pollution. A new commentary published Dec. 2 in Nature Communications reports coastal species growing on trash hundreds of miles out to sea in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, more commonly […]

12 Dec 2021

Defra ‘UK agrees 2022 fishing catch limits with EU and Norway All Parties agree to set catch levels in line with, or lower than, those advised by ICES in bid to champion sustainability and help protect fish stocks. The UK has today (10 December 2021) reached agreement with Norway and the European Union on catch […]

12 Dec 2021

Studland bay boating MMO https://www.gov.uk/government/news/protecting-precious-marine-habitats-together Protecting precious marine habitats together Recreational boaters are being asked to help protect precious seagrass habitats at Studland Bay, off the Dorset coast. From 17 December 2021, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is introducing a phased voluntary approach for the management of anchoring in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). […]