09 Apr 2019
New research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium finds that historical tortoiseshell trade routes may have established the groundwork for modern illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The study published in the journal Science Advances, “The historical development of complex global trafficking networks for marine wildlife,” analyses 150 years of tortoiseshell trade records and derives several realistic […]
05 Apr 2019
Perspectives on marine policy and management in the UK: An online survey An online survey is being conducted to collect views on marine policy and management practice in the UK – aimed at marine stakeholders, academics and policy-makers. The survey will feed into PhD research being carried out by a student at the University of […]
02 Apr 2019
Following Michael Gove’s recent appearance before the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, it seems Defra is to assess its arms-length agencies after Brexit in a move that could see the Environment Agency merged with Natural England. Environment secretary Michael Gove said that Defra’s director general for strategy delivery Shaun Gallagher would lead the review. […]
02 Apr 2019
Ofwat has announced funding for a water Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID). “This team will ensure a smooth regulatory path for strategic water transfers and joint infrastructure projects. RAPID will bring together staff from Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Drinking Water Inspectorate into a new team. It will follow a range of projects […]
02 Apr 2019
A new report from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute looks at integrating green and grey infrastructure for water security and climate resilience. The report showcases case studies and illustrates how emerging technology can make green infrastructure cheaper and easier to design and assess. It finds that integrating green and grey infrastructure can […]
02 Apr 2019
Climate change could make insurance too expensive! Insurers are warning that their products could become unaffordable for ordinary people, as the world’s biggest reinsurance firm puts the blame for the £18bn bill it faces from the California wildfires firmly on global warming. Munich Re’s chief climatologist (yes, they do employ one of them) told the […]
02 Apr 2019
What is Natural Capital and what are Ecosystem Services and why do we need to protect them? Three new animations, funded by the Interreg North Sea Region WaterCoG project, have been created by The Rivers Trust to visually introduce natural capital and ecosystem services in three films. The first introduces the subjects, the second provides context […]
01 Apr 2019
Bob Earll ‘The Guardian has run an article on impact of the French bass fishery on bycatch of dolphins and strandings on French beaches. The strandings network run by Cornwall Wildlife Trust have also registered increased dolphin strandings over the last few years. I covered this a few weeks ago when Sea Shepherd released images […]
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