06 Dec 2017
According to a new report by EurEau, the European federation of National Associations of Water Services, €45 Billion is invested annually in water treatment and delivery around Europe. However this is unevenly distributed amongst European member states, and the European water sector is in need of greater investment in infrastructure overall. Aging drinking water networks, waste water collection systems and waste […]
06 Dec 2017
Defra, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency are developing a scheme under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) called the Water Environment Grant (WEG) to fund improvements to the water environment. The proposed scheme is being designed to support delivery of projects that are currently funded through the Water Environment […]
05 Dec 2017
The Marine Environment Achievements looking back and forward 25 years From: Bob Earll – Coastal Futures 2018 Dear Colleagues The Government are proposing a 25 year environment plan. Coincidentally, 2018 will be the 25th anniversary of the Coastal Futures conferences. To mark this it would be great to get your response to two questions, the outcomes of […]
04 Dec 2017
Bob Earll It has been a remarkable week for the campaign against single use plastics and the need for deposit return schemes [see plastic bottle tracker PBT] On Dec 1st the Daily Mail carried in its front page article news that further supermarkets, M&S and Waitrose are thinking of breaking rank with the British Retail […]
04 Dec 2017
Thanks to Richard White for the heads-up on these: The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee are carrying out an inquiry into ‘…how potential changes to the fisheries and seafood trading arrangements between the UK and the EU will affect fishers, seafood processors, consumers, coastal communities and the environment. ‘ Two session collecting oral evidence […]
04 Dec 2017
Natural England: the following marine SPAs which are now fully classified: Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA Following the consultation on the proposed marine extension to the Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl Special Protection Area (SPA) (please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/liverpool-bay-bae-lerpwl-special-protection-area-extension-comment-on-proposals), Natural England submitted the Consultation Report to Government during the summer 2017. We wanted to write […]
04 Dec 2017
Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from unregulated fishing. Radio Canada International Once signed, the agreement […]
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