18 Jul 2018
Evidence given by Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, and Dr Sebastian Catovsky, Deputy Director for Water Services, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Watch this evidence session Scope of the inquiry The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry will consider how well the water industry serves […]
18 Jul 2018
NRW’s lowland wetland restoration work in North Wales wins Best Nature project in the EU-wide LIFE Nature programme awards. The wetland restoration project spans 750ha of fenland habitat, which has been restored over a five-year period. Natural Resources Wales has restored a range of wetlands including Cors Erddreiniog, Cors Bodeilio, Cors Goch on Anglesey, Cors […]
17 Jul 2018
These reviews can make a big difference in the way Government operates. A huge opportunity. Not much information yet but oral evidence is being taken. The House of Lords has appointed a Select Committee to “consider the regeneration of seaside towns and communities”. This is a one-off, time-limited committee of inquiry which must conclude and […]
17 Jul 2018
The Southsea Coastal Scheme stretches for 4.5km from Old Portsmouth to Eastney and will help reduce the risks of flooding to 8077 homes and 704 business from major flood events. The work will transform the seafront for future generations alongside protecting the heritage that is so important to the people of Portsmouth. We also want […]
17 Jul 2018
Researchers at Durham University have studied sediment samples dating back 10,000 years to track how sea levels affect salt marshes. They say marshes could disappear in south-east England from 2040 and across the rest of Great Britain by 2100. Following the last ice age most of Scotland is rising while southern England is subsiding, they […]
17 Jul 2018
Norway has given a cautious approval to Europe’s largest carbon-capture project Among all European countries, Norway is the only one making any serious progress on a technology crucial to helping the world reach its climate goals: carbon capture and storage. The concept is simple. Ideally we stop burning fossil fuels and otherwise emitting carbon dioxide […]
17 Jul 2018
Darwin Plus open for latest funding round for UK Overseas Territories Defra: ‘There has been media coverage of the Darwin Plus funding scheme for UK Overseas Territories (OTs) re-opening for the latest round of applications and two government direct grants to St Helena and Montserrat. Darwin Plus provides around £3 million of funding annually to environmental projects […]
17 Jul 2018
Philip Hoare Guardian ‘They might as well have shot a giant panda. This week an Icelandic whaling company, Hvalur hf, caused uproar when it was revealed that it had killed a blue whale. Hvalur has killed hundreds of fin whales – mostly destined as meat for export to Japan. It resumed its hunt in June, after a three-year hiatus. But […]
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