08 Feb 2017
What’s the post Brexit future for farming in the UK? NGO’s set out their principles for the future of the countryside, environment, farming and rural development – Report Posted on 24 January, 2017 by Green Alliance blog This post is by Green Alliance’s chair, Dame Fiona Reynolds. For the many people who care about the beauty of our […]
08 Feb 2017
Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced. The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the […]
08 Feb 2017
Floodplain Meadows: combining beauty with utility & Handbook for guidance Ann Skinner, 8 July 2016 — Community, Flood, Other areas of our work Environment Agency Blog: The value of floodplain meadows was well understood in mediaeval times, when the Domesday Book recorded them as 10 times more valuable than arable land because without them people could not keep their animals […]
06 Feb 2017
We must tell the truth to safeguard the environment – Lord Chris Smith Posted on 1 February, 2017 by Green Alliance blog This post is by Lord Chris Smith, who was chair of the Environment Agency from 2008-14. ‘It was made very clear to us that, whilst private impartial advice was still sought and still welcome, it should […]
06 Feb 2017
MPA Welsh Inquiry – Climate change, Environment & Rural Affairs Committee Evidence from Sue Gubbay, Lynda Warren, Steve Fletcher & Tim Glover This session looks at No take zones, the percentage of the Wales coast covered by these and voluntary MPAs. Click here to watch the video The Climate change, Environment & Rural Affairs Committee is carrying […]
06 Feb 2017
The process of decommissioning the Brent North Sea oil field is well underway – The Shell site has lots of information on this. A recent Guardian view on this. ABPmer Blog – Steve Hull 25/01/2017 Decommissioning of oil and gas structures: call for review? OSPAR 98/3 established stringent requirements for the decommissioning of oil and […]
06 Feb 2017
The MMO have recently published guidance on the management of sea bass. Bass industry guidance for 2017 Bass fishing guidance 10 February 2017, see all updates How many fish you can catch, when and where fishing is prohibited, and the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS). Measures introduced over the last few years have been inadequate and […]
06 Feb 2017
This article is in part a response to the research study published a year ago. The Ecologist: Governing Marine Protected Areas: Lyme Bay Horatio Morpurgo The scientific case for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is now overwhelming. The bigger question is how can they be managed more effectively? HORATIO MORPURGO reports. When conservation and utilitarian aims […]
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