23 Mar 2021
Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate – Nature Paper
‘Nature Article: Summary The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only 2.7% of the ocean is highly protected3. This low level of ocean protection is due largely to […]
23 Mar 2021
ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund (SPFMBF) – Turning the tide to protect our seas
The ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund will open for applications at the end of March and will finance a multi-year project – for a period of up to three years at a rate of £200K per annum– that contributes to the global objectives of protecting our seas and enhancing marine biodiversity, leaving a positive legacy […]
23 Mar 2021
Clean Catch UK – New initiative to collect information on bycatch
Clean Catch UK is a new initiative to collect data on the life histories, movements, distributions, behaviours, accidental capture and post-release survival of wildlife in UK commercial fisheries, with an initial focus on the Celtic Sea. Find out more at: https://www.cleancatchuk.com/. The seas around the UK are thriving underwater ecosystems. These waters provide essential habitats for a […]
17 Mar 2021
Environmental protections are weaker post-Brexit
From Water Briefing Greener UK – a coalition of the country’s leading green groups – has concluded that environmental protections in areas such as nature restoration and chemicals are either no stronger or weaker than they were pre-Brexit. Since 2017 Greener UK has tracked the strength of environmental standards as the UK takes back control […]
17 Mar 2021
Eliminating combined sewer overflows could cost £100bn
Link to the Inquiry here Written evidence from Water UK here Written evidence from Ofwat (rather weak and very non-committal) here Main article from Utility Week (scroll down to hear about use of artificial intelligence to map spills of untreated sewage) Eliminating the use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) could cost £100 billion and nature-based […]
17 Mar 2021
Climate crisis: recent European droughts ‘worst in 2,000 years’
From the Guardian The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more than 2,000 years, research suggests. The study analysed tree rings dating as far back as the Roman empire to create the longest such record to date. The scientists said global heating was the most probable […]
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