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01 Mar 2015

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Groundwater Flooding map made available This groundwater level information is particularly relevant for people living in areas prone to groundwater flooding. In the last month live groundwater level information for England has been made available via the following website:   http://www.gaugemap.co.uk/ International Levee Handbook Published The International Levee Handbook (ILH) is a compendium of good practice, […]

01 Mar 2015

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Public and private sector bodies have joined forces to create the UK Water Partnership, a new body to promote water resilience and UK expertise in the sector around the globe. http://www.ukwrip.org//articles/new-uk-water-partnership Countries around the world require infrastructure investment – and underpinning it all is the need for reliable and sustainable water supplies. The UK Water […]

01 Mar 2015

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The arrival of the Indo-Pacific lionfish in the Caribbean has been major source of concern flagging once again the increase of alien species throughout the marine environment. One element of the narrative was that since the Caribbean was devoid of natural predators for the lionfish its rapid expansion across the region would decimate reef fish […]

01 Mar 2015

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Recently there have been a number of reports and papers on the sheer scale of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans https://www.cmscoms.com/?p=2789 ; recently more work has been published including: Plastic waste from land to sea – A paper in Science estimating levels in the world oceans http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6223/768.abstract Dr Lucy Woodhall,  was the lead author […]

01 Mar 2015

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Two useful reports: The economic case for investment in natural capital. This covers a wide variety of water and marine issues https://nebula.wsimg.com/8755553ec25d9cd0dc9407fa5e4aa408?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 The economic case for investment in Natural Capital – marine appendix – fish and shellfisheries. This is a particularly useful economic assessment of the fisheries and shellfisheries sector https://nebula.wsimg.com/2fd9d1a8a42128eb4c8f7cd3f8c8c2c8?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1  

24 Feb 2015

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From Thomas Cromwell to Sir Humphrey officials and advisors try their best. Their political masters, particularly in election years, can and do resist advice presented to them. Although this video comes from a clearly vested interest promoting solar pv, the evidence – quotes – they have accumulated shows how policy can be implemented even when […]

24 Feb 2015

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This important report extends and tests the idea of societal choice by providing an economic analysis of fishing activities and the coastal economy.  Marine Scotland – Executive summary   ‘It is generally accepted that fish stocks in Scottish waters are a national resource [1] and should be managed on behalf of all stakeholders. Despite the inherent […]