23 Mar 2021
SPF Marine Biodiversity Fund Turning the tide to protect our seas The ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund will open for applications at the end of March and will finance a multi-year project – for a period of up to three years at a rate of £200K per annum– that contributes to the global […]
23 Mar 2021
Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government have now published updates to the marine monitoring programmes for the state of the UK seas. The document sets out the monitoring programmes we use to measure progress towards Good Environmental Status in the UK seas. It notes the improvements we have made […]
23 Mar 2021
‘Nature Article: Summary The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only 2.7% of the ocean is highly protected3. This low level of ocean protection is due largely to […]
23 Mar 2021
The ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund will open for applications at the end of March and will finance a multi-year project – for a period of up to three years at a rate of £200K per annum– that contributes to the global objectives of protecting our seas and enhancing marine biodiversity, leaving a positive legacy […]
23 Mar 2021
Clean Catch UK is a new initiative to collect data on the life histories, movements, distributions, behaviours, accidental capture and post-release survival of wildlife in UK commercial fisheries, with an initial focus on the Celtic Sea. Find out more at: https://www.cleancatchuk.com/. The seas around the UK are thriving underwater ecosystems. These waters provide essential habitats for a […]
17 Mar 2021
From Water Briefing Greener UK – a coalition of the country’s leading green groups – has concluded that environmental protections in areas such as nature restoration and chemicals are either no stronger or weaker than they were pre-Brexit. Since 2017 Greener UK has tracked the strength of environmental standards as the UK takes back control […]
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