21 Jun 2022

The Crown Estate has announced that Gus Jaspert has been appointed into the role of Managing Director of Marine, starting in October this year. The role is currently held by Huub den Rooijen who will be retiring after ten years at The Crown Estate. Huub will be stepping into an advisory role once Gus is […]

21 Jun 2022

The Crown Estate has announced a net revenue profit of £312.7 million for the financial year 2021/22 Results summary: Net revenue profit: £312.7 million generated for the public purse, which is £43.4 million higher than last year. Total return performance: 12-month total return is 12%, outperforming annual bespoke benchmark of 9.9%. On a three-year rolling basis, it […]

21 Jun 2022

WTO members concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. The negotiations on fisheries subsidies began more than twenty years ago, in 2001, and have now reached an important milestone. It is the first time WTO members have ever concluded a […]

21 Jun 2022

UK Government and Swiss Re Foundation backed programme announces nine community-led, coastal-resilience focused projects. All aim to build resilience in coastal communities vulnerable to climate change and reduce ocean risk through financial innovation. Based around the world, the projects now go through to the final assessment to receive support from the Ocean Risk and Resilience […]

21 Jun 2022

Round One of the UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure Scheme has now closed for applications, and Defra are looking for EEA-based economists, social scientists, environmental scientists, and industry experts to assist in the evaluation of applications being submitted to the Scheme. To be eligible, you must not have applied in Round One of the Scheme, and you must […]

16 Jun 2022

The Local Government Association (LGA) has conducted research entitled ‘Nutrient and water neutrality: The impact of environmental protections on housing supply’. The LGA commissioned Residential Analysts and Canal Street Research to investigate the potential impact of environmental protections on new housing delivery. A news report in inews said that ‘sewage-polluted rivers blocking construction of thousands […]

16 Jun 2022

Hybrid grey and green water infrastructures (HGGI) are combinations of grey, smart and green infrastructures, aimed at producing (climate) resilient water systems, reliably controlling peak flows and/or delivering clean water, sustaining environmental flows, and providing ecosystem, economic and social services. They can therefore be seen as supplying multiple benefits simultaneously. The implementation level (planning, designing, […]

16 Jun 2022

The treatment of sewage (or urban wastewater) produces sludge that has to be treated, managed, used or disposed. Within the UK, sewage sludge is typically treated using anaerobic digestion and treated organic matter, known as biosolids (or bioresources) are primarily recycled to agricultural land. Recognising the potential impacts on water, soil and air quality the […]