This is government’s annual account of how it has implemented its commitments for protecting and improving the environment. It is our second account of progress since we published the 25 Year Environment Plan, our plan for improving the environment within a generation. Our 25 Year Environment Plan is a living blueprint for the environment covering […]
A succinct summary of how the government view their progress on many key policy and legislative areas and issues like the 25 year plan, Net zero, Net Gain, Office for Environmental protection and much more. Defra ‘The government is extremely grateful for the expert advice the Natural Capital Committee (NCC) has provided in its seventh […]
New working group includes a range of water companies and experts across the UK Published 12 June 2020 Defra: Sewage monitoring is being established across the UK as part of an advance warning system to detect new outbreaks of coronavirus. The new approach is based on recent research findings that fragments of genetic material (RNA) […]
Latest rod licence figures show increase as restrictions lifted Over quarter of a million fishing licences sold after lockdown restrictions lifted Environment Agency figures released today show a huge surge in fishing licence sales after the government lifted restrictions on outdoor activities. Between 13 May 2020, when the restrictions were lifted, and 9 June 2020 over 335,000 […]
The UK in a Changing Europe: ‘Brexit has been a steep learning curve for all of us. It has forced us to wrap our heads around a number of issues – Article 50, statutory instruments, rules of origin, business motions in the House of Commons and the rest – with which we were, at best, […]
Ernesto Jardim MSC Fisheries Standards Director June 10, 2020 The UN’s #Sofia2020 report shows what works when it comes to fishing the oceans sustainably, says MSC’s Fisheries Standards Director Ernesto Jardim. Here are his top takeaways from the latest Food and Agriculture Organization’s State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020: Sustainability in Action. Five things you […]
‘Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland’s 2016 Petition to the Scottish Parliament led to the 2018 ECCLR and REC Committee inquiries into salmon farming. The REC Committee identified that “the ‘status quo’ in terms of regulation and enforcement of the fish farming industry is not acceptable”. In response, the Scottish Government tasked the Salmon Interactions Working […]
Response to the European Environment Agency’s bathing water assessment Guardian: Only two-thirds of UK bathing waters rated excellent in EU survey Defra ‘Today there has been coverage in the Guardian, the Times, Daily Mirror and water trade publications of the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual assessment of bathing waters across Europe. In the assessment, the EEA […]