17 Jul 2016

Vulnerable marine ecosystem advice released – ICES Advice issued on vulnerable marine ecosystems draws on information from new ICES database. Published: 5 July 2016 Page Content Released today, the advice sees an ICES review of new evidence for the occurrence of vulnerable marine ecosystems – deep-sea habitats such as cold-water coral reefs and clusters of […]

17 Jul 2016

The MSC funding awards follows the UN’s warning last week that global fish production is now reaching its sustainable limit, with around 90 per cent of the world’s stocks now fully or overfished and production set to increase further by 2025. Six scientific research projects focused on boosting sustainable fishing practices have been awarded a […]

17 Jul 2016

Devon Maritime Forum – Summer Conference Brexit:  What now for our marine environment and maritime economy? So now we know.  Having had a few days to digest the result and speculate on its ramifications many will be disappointed and dismayed but more will be delighted and determined to press ahead with divorce proceedings as soon […]

17 Jul 2016

This is the easy bit, huge challenges ahead with implications for many sectors (continue) Andrea Leadsom has been made the SoS for the Environment. Farm payments a major priority   In line with other May appointments as a leading Brexiter, Leadsom now has responsibility for devising a payment mechanism for farmers to replace EU subsidies! In […]

13 Jul 2016

CCC – ASC ‘New report provides authoritative scientific assessment of climate change risks to UK Climate change is happening now. Globally, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK, and urgent action is required to address climate-related risks, the […]

13 Jul 2016

More information about the protocol can be found here: http://naturalcapitalcoalition.org/protocol/ The Natural Capital Protocol has been launched and a variety of details can be downloaded from this site. “AECOM – Robert Spencer ‘Applicable globally and across multiple business contexts, the Protocol and accompanying sector guides provide a standardised framework for businesses to measure and value […]

13 Jul 2016

ICE President calls for commitment on infrastructure to lift post-Brexit uncertainty Water Briefing: The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Sir John Armitt says political unity, bold decisions and commitment will help to lift the cloud of uncertainty over the UK’s  infrastructure industry following the outcome of the EU referendum. In an Expert Focus article on […]

13 Jul 2016

Three articles and inputs: 1.Brexit: Lords to question experts over impact on UK energy and climate change policy The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Energy and Environment will this week question experts from UCL and Chatham House about the possible impact of Brexit on EU and UK energy and climate change policy. The session will […]