11 May 2021
Welsh Fishermen’s Association manifesto WFA-CPC campaign ‘Sea Our Future’ Ahead of the Senedd election on the 6th May, the WFA has published its vision document, Sea Our Future, explaining who, what and how the WFA and its constituent fishermen’s associations work with fisheries managers, nature conservation bodies and others to aim for sustainable and profitable fisheries. […]
11 May 2021
Study on mitigation measures to minimise seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries Publication metadata The incidental capture of non-target marine animals in fishing gear, such as seabirds, cetaceans, elasmobranchs, and turtles, is commonly referred to as ‘incidental bycatch’. Seabird bycatch in bottom set gillnet fisheries (GNS) is known to be a major conservation issue both globally […]
11 May 2021
We can’t stop rising sea levels, but we still have a chance to slow them down Tamsin Edwards Despite pandemic-enforced isolation, scientists from around the world have produced a vital climate change forecast. Sea levels are going to rise, no matter what. This is certain. But new research I helped produce shows how much we […]
11 May 2021
Explore our Britain Talks Climate online toolkit! Britain Talks Climate is an evidence-based toolkit designed to support any organisation that wants to engage the British public on climate change. It makes clear that there is currently no ‘culture war’ on climate change in Britain. But building narratives that resonate with a diverse range of values and everyday […]
10 May 2021
SEA-CHANGERS LAUNCHES NEW INNOVATION FUND We are excited to announce the launch of a new fund to encourage and support innovative ideas and projects for marine conservation in the UK. The aim of the Sea-Changers Innovation Fund is to support ground-breaking marine conservation approaches and solutions. The founding sponsor for the fund […]
05 May 2021
Ofwat publishes Regulatory Accounting Guidelines for reporting of emissions From Ofwat In our ‘Consultation on regulatory reporting – Responses document’, and the accompanying Information Notice (IN 20/08), we provided notice of, and reasons for, changes relating to how we would like companies to report on their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for 2020-21. This document reiterates […]
05 May 2021
From waterwise Smart metering of our water supplies can play a fundamental role in helping us manage water demand and meet the challenge of the climate emergency. Emerging evidence, presented in this jointly authored report from Waterwise and Arqiva, demonstrates how smart metering can help us adapt to a changing climate and mitigate our impact […]
05 May 2021
Natural England have released a comprehensive report on the Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat 2021. It describes in detail the role different types of natural habits in Britain play in capturing carbon from the atmosphere. This comes weeks before the Environment Agency plan to release a similar report ‘Achieving Net Zero carbon emissions – a […]
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