09 Apr 2014
EFRA Committee – Evidence on the Winter Storms – Dredging, Maintenance funding etc
EFRA ‘Severe storms and heavy rainfall continue to cause extensive flooding events across the UK, causing disruption and distress to individuals and communities and costing millions. The Committee published a Report on Managing Flood Risk in July 2013 and held an evidence session on the Winter Floods on 22 January 2014. The Committee was deeply […]
09 Apr 2014
A ‘clear’ message from Cameron to get rid of onshore wind farms
Telegraph ‘David Cameron could make manifesto pledge to get ‘rid’ of wind farms. A senior source close to the Prime Minister has said that David Cameron wants to go into the next election pledging to “rid” the countryside of onshore wind farms, a source close to the Prime Minister has said. Mr Cameron wants to […]
07 Apr 2014
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Manual
03 Apr 2014
Hydrodynamic models to understand salmon migration in Scotland – new report available from The Crown Estate
This report may be downloaded from The Crown Estate website at: http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/556880/published-eri-salmon-migration-report.pdf The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a migratory species of significant conservation and socio-economic importance around the coasts of Scotland, and in many Scottish rivers. Improving our understanding of the biology and migratory behaviour of these iconic and economically valuable fish is particularly […]
01 Apr 2014
Welsh Government Report on MPAs – a very strange document
Welsh Government Report on MPAs ‘This document provides the Welsh Government’s Report to the National Assembly for Wales on the Marine Protected Areas network, in response to recommendation 10 of the Environment and Sustainability Committee’s Marine Inquiry. Recommendation 10: By the 31 December 2013, the Welsh Government should voluntarily lay before the Assembly a report […]
01 Apr 2014
Marine Litter – Beachwatch 2013 Results Published
MCS: ‘The Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) 20th Beachwatch Big Weekend Results have been launched. In over two decades 3080km of coastline have been cleaned by our thousands of dedicated volunteers, and whom provide vital information on the state of litter found at our beaches across the UK. The results from this year follows the worrying […]
01 Apr 2014
No warming hiatus – Temperatures are still increasing over the land – MCCIP News
No warming hiatus for extreme hot temperatures While there are claims that there has been a hiatus in global average temperatures, no such hiatus has occurred at the extreme end of the temperature spectrum. New research shows extremely hot temperatures over land have dramatically and unequivocally increased in number and area despite claims that the […]
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