08 Feb 2017
Natural Flood Management James Champkin, Campaigns Officer, Angling Trust While the winter we are currently experiencing has been relatively dry, none of us will soon forget the catastrophic weather that hit Britain just twelve months ago. A relentless series of storms battered the UK throughout December 2015, causing unprecedented rainfall in many areas and resulting […]
08 Feb 2017
Monitoring Llangarron water quality from space Andrew Richman, Geomatics Project Manager, the Environment Agency and Crispin Hambidge, Geomatics Consultant, the Environment Agency, 27 January 2017 — Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Earth Observation, Open data Environment Agency Geomatics experts Andrew Richman and Crispin Hambidge explain how satellite and LiDAR are helping Enforcement Officers identify agricultural runoff. Making data not just analysis-ready […]
08 Feb 2017
Contract opportunity – Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development During 2016, CIRIA, working in partnership with IEMA and CIEEM, has developed a set of principles for the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development. This year, the partners plan to produce guidance on the implementation of these principles. Fundraising for […]
08 Feb 2017
We know that well designed SuDS can provide a host of multiple benefits – that’s why the Pitt review recommended and subsequent legislation passed measures to introduce them. A blog commentary and report on the ongoing saga of Government not implementing Parliaments wishes. WWT & CIWEM and a host of other collaborate. SuDS & Sovereignty […]
08 Feb 2017
The Government respond to the EFRA Committee’s Flood Report – Simon Wightman Senior Policy Officer, RSPB In November 2016, I wrote a blog about the EFRA Committee’s Report on Future Flood Prevention. On balance, the report was a useful contribution to the national debate about how we best prepare for floods. We have now seen the Government’s response to […]
08 Feb 2017
What’s the post Brexit future for farming in the UK? NGO’s set out their principles for the future of the countryside, environment, farming and rural development – Report Posted on 24 January, 2017 by Green Alliance blog This post is by Green Alliance’s chair, Dame Fiona Reynolds. For the many people who care about the beauty of our […]
08 Feb 2017
Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced. The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the […]
08 Feb 2017
Floodplain Meadows: combining beauty with utility & Handbook for guidance Ann Skinner, 8 July 2016 — Community, Flood, Other areas of our work Environment Agency Blog: The value of floodplain meadows was well understood in mediaeval times, when the Domesday Book recorded them as 10 times more valuable than arable land because without them people could not keep their animals […]
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