15 Jun 2015
Thanks to Bruce Horton for highlighting this report that puts flesh on the bones of the major international challenges facing the water sector A new WWF report examines the physical, regulatory and reputational risks around water management that UK businesses face, both domestically and internationally. It sets out a water stewardship framework to help businesses […]
15 Jun 2015
The Environment Agency and the Angling Trust announce an additional £50,000 of funding as part of the ‘Fishery Improvement Fund’ Yet more fisheries are set to benefit from an additional £50,000 later this summer as part of the hugely successful ‘Fishery Improvement Fund’. The funding comes from the Environment Agency’s rod licence sales. Building on […]
08 Jun 2015
Ministerial Duties at Defra George Eustace seems to have retained his previous brief covering food and farming brief and which also includes marine. There is lots of cross over with the water brief on issues like land-use and CAP and catchment management. Rory Stewart EdieNet: The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed […]
08 Jun 2015
Two perspectives on how the cuts will operate. Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/04/george-osborne-45bn-savings-plan-whats-being-cut-department-guide Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Adam Vaughan The environment department has already suffered some of the steepest cuts across Whitehall, with a 30% cut in 2010 against the government average of 19%, followed by a further 10% in 2013, leaving observers wondering what’s […]
08 Jun 2015
To see the Tidal lagoon Swansea Bay announcements go to http://www.tidallagoonswanseabay.com/ For the local take on this see the South Wales Evening news site: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Chinese-firm-line-300-million-Swansea-Bay-tidal/story-26627140-detail/story.html TLSB announcement on Rock Supply Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc has announced the appointment of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that […]
08 Jun 2015
The results of a unique, forward looking study by PML, RSPB & Marine Renewables Energy Exchange Programme demonstrates the relative values of the goods and services provided across the Severn Estuary, and shows the part the natural environment plays in underpinning both our economy and our wellbeing, has been launched. To read more click here […]
08 Jun 2015
The National trust are this year celebrating 50 years of the Neptune Campaign – to read more about what has been achieved go to go: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355896103616/ The NT have also launched their vision for the coast highlighting the value of coastal paths http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1349130853498&ssbinary=true
08 Jun 2015
This was a new site to me but it provides fascinating insights into the dynamics of coastal flooding, erosion and the impact of storm surges. To read more go to: http://www.surgewatch.org/about/ The SurgeWatch Database There are two main reasons we started compiling the SurgeWatch database. First, the winter of 2013/14 saw some of the UK’s […]
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