21 Jun 2014
EFRA Committee ‘The devastating floods of last winter could hit England again unless government funding cuts to flood defence budgets are reversed, MPs warned environment secretary, Owen Paterson, on last week. “Overall funding does not reflect the increased flood risk” being driven by climate change, the MPs’ report found, while money for the maintenance of […]
17 Jun 2014
At a time when every right-wing denier seems to be sniping at climate change in UK, Barack Obama is showing leadership on climate change (continue) By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — ‘President Barack Obama launched a show of support Friday for new emissions rules for power plants, putting the weight of the […]
17 Jun 2014
The Natural Capital Leaders Platform: ‘Water is an economically strategic resource, provided and regulated by nature and underpins many business activities. Ensuring that water is carefully stewarded and available in sufficient quantity and quality is a subject of vital interest to business, however, to date the management of and investment in water has been disjointed. […]
17 Jun 2014
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund officially came into force on 21st May. With a budget of €6.4 billion for 2014-2020, the fund will finance projects to provide financial support to fishermen, fish farmers and coastal communities and projects to boost Blue Growth and jobs in European maritime economy. EMFF seeks to create the conditions […]
17 Jun 2014
Joan Edwards Blog ‘Whilst ‘ecological coherence’ is a term that appears throughout various legislation and policy documents, and trips off the tongue of many working in the field of marine policy, we must ask ourselves what we actually mean by this? To put it in context, it is used in reference to how we wish […]
17 Jun 2014
‘Natural England has commissioned APEM to do new research to help assess the sensitivity of marine birds, fish and mammals to a range of pressures commonly resulting from human activity in the marine environment. Natural England is committed to providing conservation advice to support management of all English Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Often MPAs are […]
10 Jun 2014
The Natural Capital Leaders Platform: Water and its effective management are vital to life and with better integration, water can be exploited as an opportunity to improve our health and wellbeing. There is a growing awareness of the important role of planning in joining up land use and water management. However, water issues are often […]
10 Jun 2014
SuDS are great but not if they affect development. Defra 23 May email: verbatim: ‘The Government remains committed to implementing SuDS at the earliest available opportunity, but not in a way that affects development. While several departments are working hard on this, it has become clear that we will not be in a position to […]
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