Vanity Fair: Not a magazine I usually read but this article highlights what is at stake – much more than any one sector. Wildlife & Countryside Link’s Brexit Digest 12 September 2017 Fears that the Government were going to face a tough vote on the second reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill was put to […]
In March 2017 Defra announced it would develop a National Policy Statement for water resources. This briefing note gives an introduction to this work and explains what is happening next. Click here to download the briefing note.
Key role of human, social & natural capital in Northumbrian Water Group performance report Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), owner of Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water, has taken an innovative new approach to annual reporting using the five capitals that organisations depend on to look at their influence and impact in the wider economy, environment […]
UK’s damaged peatlands win new support to tackle climate change A national initiative to conserve the UK’s peatlands has won a five year extension in a bid to stem the threats of climate change and flooding and tackle critical water supply issues. The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) UK Peatland Programme, a partnership […]
In a world where demands for freshwater are ever growing, and where limited water resources are increasingly stressed by over-abstraction, pollution and climate change, neglecting the opportunities arising from improved wastewater management is nothing less than unthinkable. This is how the 2017 World Water Development Report concludes, highlighting the vital importance of improving the management […]
News of the death of Dr Duncan Huggett who has died recently after a short battle with a brain tumour marks the passing of a wonderfully talented and generous man. Small of stature but with a giant capacity for life and work, he will be very badly missed. His work with the RSPB, Environment Agency and […]
New report warns of need for to assess growing risks to UK coastal communities A new report from the Government Office for Science is warning that the information needed to develop effective policies to ensure the future prosperity, sustainability and health of coastal communities is either inadequate or not available. According to the report Future of the […]
Call for Proposals – September 2017 The Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for research and development projects in the following areas: SARFSP011 – Closed Containment Sea Pen Production for some life stages of salmonids SARFSP012 – Bath Dispersion Model SARF113 – Marine Licensing Further details of the […]