26 Feb 2018
Guardian More than half the world’s oceans are being fished by industrial vessels, new research reveals. The maps based on feedback from more than 70,000 vessels show commercial fishing covers a greater surface area than agriculture, and will raise fresh questions about the health of oceans and sustainability of trawler fishing. The data, published in […]
26 Feb 2018
Bob Earll: The piece contains two articles, the first from SARN in response to their call for support for an inquiry and the second which looks at the evidence sessions to the inquiry. 1. Salmon Aquaculture Reform Network Scotland An especially BIG thank you to those of you who wrote to the ECCLR Committee voicing your concerns. […]
21 Feb 2018
The charm offensive goes on with major speeches from Michael Gove and David Davis. Just as with Boris’s speech last week they are very thin on the detail of what trade deal they want. It is the detail and content that people need now as the NFU President outlines. Below Defra are spending £245m more […]
21 Feb 2018
Background Working with Natural Processes (WWNP) to reduce flood and coastal erosion risk (FCRM) involves implementing measures that help to protect, restore and emulate the natural functions of catchments, floodplains, rivers and the coast. WWNP takes many different forms and can be applied in urban and rural areas, and on rivers, estuaries and coasts. Rivers […]
21 Feb 2018
The Environment Agency has warned that 86% of river water bodies in England failed to reach good ecological status in 2016 – and is calling on the water companies to do more. The warning comes in the Agency’s State of the Environment report on the water quality of rivers, estuaries, coasts and groundwater in England, published today. […]
21 Feb 2018
All the evidence from Davos, EA and the USA’s intelligence agencies points one way – climate change risks are rising. Intense bouts of flooding are set to become more frequent, the Environment Agency has warned The warning follows a pattern of severe flooding over the past 10 years linked to an increase in extreme weather […]
21 Feb 2018
The Welsh Government wants all new developments to incorporate effective sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) – and views them as key to reducing flood risk. The Welsh Minister for Environment, Hannah Blythyn, has highlighted how Wales is moving towards more sustainable methods of dealing with rainwater which reduce the risk of flooding and protect water quality. […]
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