22 Jun 2021
Hansard Rebecca Pow ‘It is, as ever, a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie, especially on this auspicious World Oceans Day. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this debate on this day. She expresses so much passion for the sea and the ocean, which […]
22 Jun 2021
Commentary will no doubt continue – here is the RSPBs take on the compact Government sets out commitments to biodiversity and sustainability in G7 Nature Compact G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade. From: Defra: ‘Today (Sunday 13th June) G7 […]
22 Jun 2021
Natural England says nature recovery must be central to offshore wind plans Natural England publishes new approach to offshore wind development. Natural England has called for new offshore wind farms to leave nature in a better state than before and avoid any irreparable damage to the environment, in a new document published today (16th June) […]
22 Jun 2021
UK and EU sign agreement on catch levels for 2021 Agreement covers catch limits for 70 shared fish stocks worth approximately £333m in fishing opportunities to the UK fleet. The UK has now concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the remainder of 2021. The […]
22 Jun 2021
Spotlight On: Operation Seabird Posted by: Claire Turner, MMO Digital Manager and Geoff Edmond, RSPCA, Posted on:28 May 2021 – Categories: Coastal, marine conservation A rise in marine life disturbances being reported and the predicted rise in numbers of visitors to our coastlines due to the stay local and staycation messages for Summer 2021, has led to the creation of the […]
22 Jun 2021
16 Jun 2021
Views needed: priorities for Marine Net Gain Strategic targets for Net Gain: what are the priorities for restoration and enhancement of the UK’s marine and coastal environments? All marine stakeholders are invited to participate in a short survey about your views on priorities and targets for marine restoration and enhancement in UK waters. […]
16 Jun 2021
Climate change Committee Report The CCC has published its independent assessment of UK Climate Risk today, including: BBC ‘The UK is woefully unprepared to deal with changes occurring to the climate, government advisers say. A report by the independent Climate Change Committee predicts warming will hit the UK harder than first thought. It warns of […]
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