The last two months has produce a flood of announcements on new and larger MPAs, however, after a 25 year campaign by the residents, the Scottish Government have declared an MPA around Fair Isle. MPA News has highlighted the remarkable nature of the last couple of months in relation to announcements. MPA News provides a […]
Natural England commenced a public consultation regarding three potential Special Protection Areas (pSPAs) around England. These sites are: Solent & Dorset Coast pSPA which is a new site for foraging common, little and Sandwich terns on the south coast. Greater Wash which is a new site on the east coast for wintering red-throated diver, common […]
There have been very encouraging results and recovery and breeding success on Lundy and now Scilly islands following methodologies developed in New Zealand to eradicate rats. Guardian ‘Number of nesting Manx shearwaters almost triples in three years after a project, backed by Prince Charles, successfully kills off the rats that eat the birds’ chicks and […]
Andrea Leadsom to her credit has given evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) and the Environment & Rural Affairs committee (EFRA) over the last two weeks. The video is there for both appearances. There is plenty of wriggle room left for interpretation in the words she uses. Anyone thinking that the Great Repeal Bill […]
Flood defence spending ‘biased towards South’ The media jumped on this with the most recent Cumbrian and Northern floods and this has now been acknowledged. The Press Association: The allocation of flood defence spending in the UK has been described as biased towards the south of England because it favours areas with high house prices. […]
Letter to trading standards body calls for manufacturers to remove ‘misleading’ labelling to prevent wipes from blocking sewers and washing up on beaches Business Green: ‘UK water companies are urging the national trading standards body to help stamp out “misleading” labelling on disposable wet wipes that are marketed as flushable but clog up drains and […]
‘The House of Lords’ EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has launched a short inquiry on environment and climate change policy after Brexit. The first evidence session will take place on Wednesday this week and will hear evidence from leading academics and NGOs. The UK has previously pursued an ambitious climate change policy through its EU […]
EU funding secured for partnership initiative to increase flood resilience The National Flood Forum, in partnership with the Rivers Trust, have secured funding to work together to reduce flood risk in parts of the UK. The aim is to understand and reduce residual flood risk through a combination of measures. In the case of the […]