08 Mar 2022
England’s largest seagrass restoration continues in Plymouth Sound Volunteers will pack 20,000 bags of seagrass seeds this month to help restore seagrass within the natural harbour. Research shows at least 44% of the UK’s seagrass has been lost since 1936. This restoration work is part of England’s largest seagrass planting effort under the LIFE Recreation […]
08 Mar 2022
Hull’s new flood defences officially opened. Hull’s new Humber frontage flood defences which provide greater protection to 113,000 homes and businesses, as well as local infrastructure and other public amenities are being officially opened. The £42 million scheme is an investment that makes the city more resilient to the impacts of climate change. On 5 […]
08 Mar 2022
As widely reported this week, a new study led by Cambridge University and published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation concluded that allocating feed fish for human consumption could reduce pressure on marine resources while increasing seafood production. The lead author, David Willer, Henslow Research Fellow at Cambridge University, wrote: ‘A leading cause of overfishing is, […]
08 Mar 2022
Pet food containing endangered sharks is being fed to cats and dogs by unwitting owners, a study has revealed. The Guardian and Express reported that Scientists found that several brands contained endangered species but listed only vague ingredients such as “ocean fish”, meaning that consumers are often oblivious. The findings are published in the journal Frontiers […]
03 Mar 2022
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement this week that the new “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership. With fact upon fact, this report reveals how people and the planet are getting clobbered by climate change.” In […]
03 Mar 2022
The much-anticipated talks on a potential ‘Plastic pact’ at UNEA 5 has produced a treaty on plastic waste which has been described as ‘historic’. We covered the run up to the talks in detail over previous weeks. There were reports late in the day that that manufacturers had been lobbying to weaken the treaty proposal, as […]
03 Mar 2022
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency and Ofwat announced major investigations into potential widespread non-compliance by water and sewerage companies at sewage treatment works. Below is an update from the EA on progress: The investigations were launched after companies revealed to us that they may be in breach of their permit conditions. This issue […]
03 Mar 2022
Natural Resources Wales is introducing restrictions on salmon fishing on the River Severn in Wales, in response to the decline in migratory salmon stocks. Numbers are currently among the lowest on record and are below sustainable levels. New byelaws have been confirmed by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths, […]
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