05 Apr 2018
Opportunities for catchment partnerships and water companies to work together for the benefit of people, the environment and local economies. A ‘note’ from the Environment Agency, Water UK and CaBA outlines their vision in a timely fashion geared to the PR19 process. CaBA: ‘This note is for you if you work in a water company […]
05 Apr 2018
Environment Agency launches North East natural flood management pilot project The Environment Agency is holding the first in a series of information events setting out its plans for a £2.1 million natural flood management pilot project to reduce the risk of flooding in Weardale. The Weardale Natural Flood Management (NFM) pilot project will see the Environment […]
05 Apr 2018
Lloyd’s posts £2bn loss for 2017 – one of costliest years for natural catastrophes in past decade Following one of the costliest years for natural catastrophes in the past decade, Lloyd’s of London has announced an aggregated market loss of £2 billion for 2017. Announcing the loss in its Annual Report for 2017, the world’s specialist […]
05 Apr 2018
Invasive species week – Minister sees first hand the damage that floating pennywort is having. Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner met the Angling Trust and Environment Agency to see at first hand the damaging effect floating pennywort, an invasive non-native aquatic plant, is having on our waterways. Lord Gardiner visited Little Britain Lake in Hillingdon, west […]
05 Apr 2018
Clean Water for Wildlife – The Search for Clean Water A three year national survey comes to an end. Nearly 10,000 results were recorded by volunteers from over 7000 waterbodies across England and Wales. In the first national survey of its kind, citizen scientists were recruited to gather data about nutrient pollution from all kinds […]
03 Apr 2018
Parliament’s role in delivering a green Brexit – Lord Krebs Blog Posted on 21 March, 2018 by Green Alliance blog This post was first published by Business Green, and is written by Lord Krebs, an independent crossbench peer in the House of Lords. The decision to leave the EU raises many fundamental questions, not least of which is how to ensure […]
03 Apr 2018
Two articles The scale of plastic pollution in the marine environment is growing and UK backtrack on their blocking moves to agree with Europe on recycling targets and the circular economy. Unearthed, Greenpeace ‘Investigative journalism does make a difference. Back in January, we revealed that although the UK government was promising ambitious new recycling targets […]
03 Apr 2018
Apply for European Maritime and Fisheries Funds (EMFF) and download guidance documents and From: Marine Management Organisation Last updated 16 March 2018 — see all updates Contents You should apply online using the EMFF E-System > > > EMFF assessment panel for applications over £100,000 Eligibility Expression of interest How to apply You should apply online […]
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