21 Aug 2018

Summary of consultees and government response August 2018 Between 5 and 26 April 2018 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) held an informal consultation on the types and sizes of nationally significant water resources infrastructure in the Planning Act 2008 (‘the Planning Act’). The consultation can be found at: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/npsinfrastructure-types-and-sizes.The consultation was […]

21 Aug 2018

Native crayfish make comeback in Lincolnshire and Chinese jellyfish turns up in Cheshire canal (continue) Happy dace for River Tyne fish survey: Work to assess release regime from Kielder reservoir The Environment Agency joined forces with expert anglers for the second year running to carry out an important survey to assess the numbers of dace. […]

20 Aug 2018

Publication of the summary of responses begins to highlight next steps Litter Innovation Fund: further round of funding announced HM Treasury: ‘Individuals, businesses and campaign groups have expressed overwhelming support for action on tackling the impact of plastics on our environment.  The backing comes as HM Treasury publishes the summary of responses to its recent call for […]

20 Aug 2018

How best to speak for coastal communities and the environment; the report highlights the next steps and actions needed. The Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN), Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA) and the Local Government Authority Coastal Special Interest Group (LGA Coastal SIG) held the Coastal Challenge Summit with the aim of facilitating cross-sector, multi-regional debate to explore […]

20 Aug 2018

A really useful report on how marine conservation is developing from a German and European perspective ‘Dear Colleagues and friends of Marine Conservation,  With this email I would like to inform you that the English Version of the publication of my agency with the title: “Challenges of Marine Nature Conservation – BfN Directorate II 5 […]

20 Aug 2018

10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in July 2018 Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO In July 2018 we achieved a milestone for marine planning, experienced increased interest in watching marine wildlife and reported on our results for 2017/18. Learn more about our work: Go on a coastal adventure with ‘the […]

20 Aug 2018

It is an Area Beyond National Jurisdiction and important for many marine species and this is an interesting development given the interest in securing greater protection for the high seas. The OSPAR Commission has agreed to seek views of on the site nomination proforma for the proposed ‘North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Seamount Marine Protected […]