05 Nov 2020
Water UK’s CEO Christine McGourty considers the role of partnerships in building a blueprint for decarbonisation in the water industry and beyond BuisnessGreen ‘Water is critical to all our lives, and yet it’s estimated that England alone could see a shortfall of at least 3.4 billion litres of water a day by 2050 as a […]
05 Nov 2020
Reducing water demand – a water-efficiency wishlist This summer’s Public Accounts Committee report criticised UK water efficiency, and the authorities’ ability to better manage matters. Niki Roach and Andrew Tucker set out their wishlist for ways to cut water demand and to use a precious resource more wisely. Covid-19 has transformed the way society uses […]
05 Nov 2020
Environment Agency Report: 3D buffer strips: designed to deliver more for the environment Report considers how we can improve the effectiveness of riparian buffer zones to help tackle agricultural pollution. This report considers how we can improve the effectiveness of riparian buffer zones to help tackle agricultural pollution. The project assesses the effectiveness of traditional […]
03 Nov 2020
U.K. and European Union officials are zeroing in on a solution to break the eight-month deadlock over one of the biggest obstacles to their planned trade deal. In a sign that an agreement could be struck by the mid-November deadline set by both sides, a compromise is emerging on the issue of what access EU […]
03 Nov 2020
The leaked report is called a “Scottish Overall Assessment 2020” and examines the state of six vital habitats in 11 marine regions around Scotland. It is a draft dated October 2019 compiled by scientists from the government’s NatureScot, formerly Scottish Natural Heritage, and Marine Scotland. The report’s main conclusion is that the marine habitats in […]
03 Nov 2020
A new paper predicts 20% increased fish catches for closure of just 5% of global ocean area (continue). A related article discusses the challenges of implementing these findings along with the need to do so (continue) The implications of this prediction, based on fisheries models, seem like a ‘no brainer’: close 1/20 of our seas […]
03 Nov 2020
At Cornwall IFCA’s Committee meeting on Friday 18 September, several Cornwall IFCA Committee members agreed that there is a problem with net-caught bass landings going up in Cornwall and expressed concern that some Cornish fixed netters are illegally targeting bass and landing it as “unavoidable bycatch”. In 2019, nearly 70% of all net-caught bass landed […]
03 Nov 2020
The coastal concordat for England dated 11 November 2013 was an agreement between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Communities and Local Government (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)), the Department for Transport, the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Local Government […]
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