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08 Feb 2017

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Paper by R.Enever, S.Lewin, A.Reese & T.Hooper Abstract: We describe and analyse data on fishing effort collected by interviewing 1914 fishermen between 2007 and 2010. Combining socio-spatial data collected through a voluntary mapping project called “FisherMap” with UK and European vessel satellite monitoring data provides high resolution, national-scale maps of distribution and relative intensity of […]

08 Feb 2017

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New report says Europe at increasingly severe risk from climate change  Europe’s regions are facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather, such as more frequent and more intense heatwaves, flooding, droughts and storms due to climate change, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. The report was developed by the EEA in […]

08 Feb 2017

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Working the landscape WaterLIFE’s catchment work in East Anglia is featured in The Ends Report this month, which covers environment, carbon and sustainability news. Rachel Salvidge, Ends journalist, spent a day with the team, learning about some of the issues the region faces – such as soil loss and diffuse agricultural pollution – as well […]

08 Feb 2017

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Natural Flood Management James Champkin, Campaigns Officer, Angling Trust  While the winter we are currently experiencing has been relatively dry, none of us will soon forget the catastrophic weather that hit Britain just twelve months ago. A relentless series of storms battered the UK throughout December 2015, causing unprecedented rainfall in many areas and resulting […]

08 Feb 2017

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Monitoring Llangarron water quality from space Andrew Richman, Geomatics Project Manager, the Environment Agency and Crispin Hambidge, Geomatics Consultant, the Environment Agency, 27 January 2017 — Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Earth Observation, Open data Environment Agency Geomatics experts Andrew Richman and Crispin Hambidge explain how satellite and LiDAR are helping Enforcement Officers identify agricultural runoff. Making data not just analysis-ready […]

08 Feb 2017

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Contract opportunity – Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development During 2016, CIRIA, working in partnership with IEMA and CIEEM, has developed a set of principles for the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development. This year, the partners plan to produce guidance on the implementation of these principles. Fundraising for […]

08 Feb 2017

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We know that well designed SuDS can provide a host of multiple benefits – that’s why the Pitt review recommended and subsequent legislation passed measures to introduce them. A blog commentary and report on the ongoing saga of Government not implementing Parliaments wishes. WWT & CIWEM and a host of other collaborate. SuDS & Sovereignty […]

08 Feb 2017

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The Government respond to the EFRA Committee’s Flood Report – Simon Wightman Senior Policy Officer, RSPB In November 2016, I wrote a blog about the EFRA Committee’s Report on Future Flood Prevention. On balance, the report was a useful contribution to the national debate about how we best prepare for floods. We have now seen the Government’s response to […]