13 Mar 2017
BBC: A humpback whale has returned to Devon bay and is attracting large numbers of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse The creature was first spotted more than a week ago off Start Bay near Slapton. There have been reports on social media of its return in recent days and some photos now show it spouting water […]
13 Mar 2017
We will be staging our annual P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards on Tuesday 21st March at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in central London. This will be the fifth year we have staged the Awards, which reward and fund UK students in higher education whose outstanding research projects will help protect and conserve […]
08 Mar 2017
The Greener UK coalition of 13 major environmental organisations, including WWF, the National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts, has today launched its manifesto calling on the UK government to restore and enhance the environment as part of its plans for leaving the European Union. They say, “We are depleting our soils and water supplies, […]
08 Mar 2017
Updated documentation of the current programme from the Environment Agency Between April 2015 and March 2021, government will invest £2.5 billion to reduce the risks of flooding and coastal erosion. Local authorities, internal drainage boards and the Environment Agency are working together with local communities to develop 1,500 schemes. These schemes will reduce flood risk […]
08 Mar 2017
Utility Week: ‘Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed that the competitive water retail market for business, charities and public sector customers will open as planned on 1 April 2017. Government recently completed an assurance process to confirm that appropriate structures and preparations had been put in place for the new market and Leadsom said: “It’s […]
08 Mar 2017
Chris Uttley: We have published a series of six case studies that illustrate the natural flood management work we are undertaking in the catchment of the Stroud River Frome in Gloucestershire. We have now worked with a wide range of farmers, private land owners, woodland owners and partners to install over 280 different structures on […]
08 Mar 2017
The Westcountry Rivers Trust has launched a £2.2 million project to restore freshwater fish habitats in two iconic Cornish rivers – the Camel and the Fowey. Working in partnership with the Environment Agency, Natural England and South West Water, the Westcountry Rivers Trust has secured £1.6 million of European funding to enhance the rivers, […]
06 Mar 2017
Introducing Anthropocene Coasts A new international open access journal publishing multidisciplinary research that aims to understand and predict the effects of human activity, including climate change, on coastal regions Anthropocene Coasts is now open for submissions. The article processing charge for Anthropocene Coasts will be waived on all submissions received by December 31, 2017. Visit […]
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