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Cumbria Floods – record breaking rain – Is ‘extreme’ actually a new normal?

This is what extreme events look like. We know that climate change predictions suggest that we will have more extreme events. Cumbria: Met Office – Storm Desmond’s records: http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/ The Met Office’s warning re climate change a month ago: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/news/2015/global-average-temperature-2015 How will the insurance industry respond? This is what the insurance industry has done in […]

Cumbria Floods – George Monbiot – reaping what we sow

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Whilst it might be tempting to kill the messenger, George Monbiot outlines what we instinctively know. We need a fully integrated approach to climate change, energy policy, flood defences, land management and lots more. He points out the contradictions and problems with our current ‘leadership’ on these issues. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/07/hide-evidence-storm-desmond-floods-paris-talks George Monbiot (Guardian) ‘It’s as if […]

Resilience in the water sector – Ofwat Report

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Ofwat ‘The publication by Ofwat (Tuesday 1 December) of the report of the Resilience Task and Finish Group is a significant step for the sector as we seek to ensure that our services are resilient, now and in the future. We are pleased that the report recommends a water and wastewater resilience action group to […]

Best Practice and Catchment Based Approach – visit this site

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This page of the CaBA website provides 50 examples of best practice – well worth a visit http://www.catchmentbasedapproach.org/best-practice Examples include: Ecosystem Services Visualisation The CaBA Mentoring Programme Examples of stakeholder engagement The Rivers Trust mapping portal And much, much more ….

Habitat & Birds Directive – First outcomes of the Fitness check

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Fitness check conference outcomes: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/fitness_check/conference_en.htm The draft document on the consultation of the fitness check on the Habitat & Birds Directive http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/fitness_check/docs/consultation/Fitness%20Check%20final%20draft%20emerging%20findings%20report.pdf Commentary from IUCN 25 November 2015 | News story The EU Nature Directives are effective, coherent, relevant and fit for purpose, but insufficient implementation remains a serious issue, and must be stepped up […]

IoW Fisherman receives another fine just 24 hours after appearing in court for a similar offence

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At the Portsmouth Magistrates Court, on Tuesday 1st December 2015, Paul Lambert, 40, of East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £4300 for retaining whelks below the minimum legal size on board his fishing vessel Katie P176, contrary to European Fisheries Technical Conservation Measures […]

Two educational videos – from NASA & Jason Hall-Spencer on Climate change

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The Paris Climate change conference (COP21) will come to its end on Friday (11th December) We will be doing let me know if there is anything particularly useful interesting on the outputs: Follow it day by day on http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en/ Here are two useful interesting videos. What does ocean acidification look like? Jason Hall-Spencer Marine scientists […]

The Marine Socio Economics Project Newsletter – A mine of information NEF

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Three examples of many: 1. Want to understand marine socio-economics? These introductory resource packs are really helpful – concise and clear http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/entry/economics-resource-pack-for-marine-ngos 2. The effects of fishing on the benthos: We know that fishing can have a really damaging effect on the seabed – this website lists the current publications that are quantifying this. Go […]