07 Sep 2021
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funding rounds open for applications – Closing date 6th October Four competitive funding rounds to support key areas of England’s marine and fisheries sector. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has today (25 August) opened four funding rounds for applications to help support the fishing and seafood sector in England. The time-limited […]
07 Sep 2021
The National Lottery has this week launched a new £2.5m funding programme for community projects that aim to tackle the climate crisis across the UK. Launched by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, Together for Our Planet is a funding programme that aims to establish a series […]
07 Sep 2021
Guardian ‘Floating wind turbines could open up vast ocean tracts for renewable power’ This floating wind technology could help power a clean energy transition if it can overcome hurdles of cost, design and opposition from fishing. In the stormy waters of the North Sea, 15 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire, in Scotland, five floating […]
07 Sep 2021
One less – toolkit guide ‘Since 2016, #OneLess has applied an experimental, systems change approach to reducing marine plastic pollution at source, using London as a model. Plastic pollution is one of the most significant and growing threats to ocean health, with at least eight million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean annually from land. […]
07 Sep 2021
Emma Sheehan and colleagues Abstract ‘Marine protected areas (MPAs) are employed as tools to manage human impacts, especially fishing pressure. By excluding the most destructive activities MPAs can rewild degraded areas of seabed habitat. The potential for MPAs to increase ecosystem resilience from storms is, however, not understood, nor how such events impact seabed habitats. […]
02 Sep 2021
Views needed on Marine Net Gain priorities All marine stakeholders are invited to share their views on proposed priorities, actions and the scale of opportunity for marine restoration and enhancement in UK waters. Background There is widespread recognition of the need to restore and enhance the marine environment. This is supported by the […]
01 Sep 2021
World Water Week showed how the world can solve the water crisis – Stockholm International Water Institute (siwi.org) SIWI World Water Week 2021 Stockholm (27 August 2021): World Water Week ended on 27 August with a strong message: we have many solutions to fix the water crisis and tackle climate change, but we need political will and […]
01 Sep 2021
From Defra Also covered in the Guardian Plans to release beavers into the wild in England have been set out in a consultation launching today (Wednesday 25 August) – marking a cautious step towards further reintroductions and establishing native beaver populations. Beavers can play a hugely significant role in helping to restore nature to England. […]
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