06 Jun 2019
Millions of wet-wipes are flushed into UK rivers and are making the headlines on morning TV pic.twitter.com/CUqyHZlprE One wonders whether the consumer labelling route is going to be enough to solve this problem. Bob Earll MCS: Leading retailers not embracing new wet wipe ‘flushability’ standard Own-brand wipes can’t carry new ‘Fine to Flush’ logo because […]
06 Jun 2019
National Audit Office ‘The government’s new farming policy will be a significant change for farmers in England and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has a lot to do to prepare for its implementation at a time when its resources are already under immense pressure from its preparations for EU Exit. In […]
06 Jun 2019
UKTAG Standards Consultation May 2019 We are consulting on proposals aim to improve the quality of the water environment in the UK by setting new standards or improving existing standards where the evidence suggests a change would be beneficial. The consultation runs from Friday 24 May to Friday 5 July, inclusive. Why We Are Consulting […]
06 Jun 2019
Flood management scheme design should always be about what is best suited to the catchment, watercourse and specific flood risks, and there will be some places where NFM is not appropriate and others where it will be very effective. “Assessing the Risk” has been written collaboratively by the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Forest Research and […]
02 Jun 2019
In 1969 John Lythgoe presented a letter signed by marine scientists from the Underwater Association to the Nature Conservancy Council putting forward the idea of marine reserves. Fifty years on and with the announcement of a further 41 MCZ sites, England now has an MPA network. This is a time to celebrate and reflect on […]
Well this is start – and informative material made quickly available after the March workshop – a sense of urgency. And the problem is urgent as this winter’s bycatch data shows. But the problems are clear, not least with huge numbers of dolphins being washed up on French and SW English coasts which Sea Shepherd […]
02 Jun 2019
1. The Crown Estate and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have published an updated and extended version of the popular ‘A Guide to an Offshore Wind Farm’, to help a range of stakeholders and potential new market entrants understand how an offshore wind farm is built, operated and maintained. 2. Parliamentary Office for Science […]
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