Who is blocking Highly Protected Marine Areas? Dr Jean-Luc Solandt Principal Specialist, Marine Protected Areas, Marine Conservation Society 01989 561594 / 07793 118387 www.mcsuk.org Dr Sue Gubbay, Independent Marine Consultant Dr Bob Earll, Communications and Management for Sustainability, Dear Mr Gove, This blog is prompted by the eventual release of a research assessment of HPMAs […]
MMO ‘Guidance on the activities that are likely to require a marine licence. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 changed how certain activities that occur in tidal rivers, on the coast and out at sea are consented to protect the marine environment and all that it contains. Activities sometimes carried out by divers including […]
Clare Fischer, Marine Conservation Society ‘The Channel Island of Sark has become the first place in the British Isles to fully protect the crawfish. The amendment in the Island’s fishing laws will last for at least three years. We’re a small place so we can get some things done quickly but it would be great […]
Defra / EA: ‘The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious measures set out by the Environment Agency in the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) will see up to £5 billion of investment by water companies in the natural environment through 2020 […]
Ofwat: ‘The thaw that followed the ‘Beast from the East’ in late February and early March 2018 left over 200,000 customers in England and Wales without water for over 4 hours; and over 60,000 customers without supply for over 12 hours. Households, businesses, schools and public organisations across the country were affected by either low […]
Environment Agency: ‘Rivers and wildlife could be left without sufficient water unless action is taken to reduce water use and wastage, according to an Environment Agency report published today. The first major report on water resources in England states that climate change and demand from a growing population are the biggest pressures on the availability […]
Ofwat: ‘This information note provides an overview of the individual representations produced for each company’s draft water resources management plan 2019 (WRMP) in our role as a statutory consultee and identifies the common response themes and areas of challenge. Executive summary WRMPs provide an overview of water companies’ resilience to drought and the investment required […]
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