28 Apr 2022
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) works with subscribers and partners to deliver research to address the most pressing needs of the water sector in a holistic manner. WRF’s 2019-2022 strategic plan included a key strategic goal to catalyse the water sector to meet future challenges. WRF convened a steering committee of water sector leaders to […]
28 Apr 2022
Ofwat has announced the appointment of David Black as its permanent Chief Executive, following an open recruitment process. David Black joined Ofwat in 2012 and was previously Chief Regulation Officer and Board member responsible for leading the PR19 price review. Throughout his time at Ofwat he has been instrumental in shaping and leading the organisation’s […]
28 Apr 2022
As covered last week, thousands of people took part in the first National Day of Action on Water Quality on Saturday 23 April, a mass protest over water firms dumping sewage in rivers. Ocean conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) joined forces with clean water campaign groups to organise simultaneous protests against water companies from Scotland to […]
28 Apr 2022
The UK Government’s ‘Nature Recovery Green Paper: Protected Sites and Species’ was released on 16 March and the consultation runs until 11May 2022. A summary of the Green Paper contents can be found in The Planner here. The Government states that: ‘The Green Paper includes options to bring clarity and coherence to our framework for protected sites; to […]
28 Apr 2022
The UN 2023 Water Conference will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March 2023, co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands. The UN organised an online global stakeholder consultation to compile views, experiences and proposals from non-governmental organizations and all interested stakeholders on the potential themes for the United Nations 2023 Water Conference Interactive Dialogues. The online […]
28 Apr 2022
More than £1.3m is to be spent on flood prevention measures in Herefordshire over the next five years. The Environment Agency funding will see the introduction of natural flood management systems on seven smaller river areas that feed into the Wye. Within those catchment areas are 98 properties “at very significant risk” of flooding. Herefordshire […]
25 Apr 2022
Damaging fishing activity will be prohibited in four Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) using new powers under the Fisheries Act. The four byelaws ban the use of bottom trawls, dredges, demersal seines and semi-pelagic trawls, collectively known as bottom towed gear, over certain areas. There are also additional restrictions in two of the sites preventing the […]
25 Apr 2022
Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) is a science innovation and transformation programme run by Defra, which spans across land and water environments. It has been set up to collect data on the extent, condition and change over time of England’s ecosystems and natural capital, and the benefits to society. click here This will underpin […]
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