16 Mar 2016

Documents explaining how new arrangements for Higher Tier and Mid Tier arrangements will work. Key documents for those involved in land use management and water programmes.  Higher Tier These three documents explain: the Higher Tier of Countryside Stewardship the application process the options, supplements and capital items available under Higher Tier when existing Environmental Stewardship […]

16 Mar 2016

Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management This modeling study estimates the flood loss avoidance benefits from application of small storm retention practices for new development and redevelopment nationwide. Twenty HUC8 watersheds were modeled in areas where significant growth is expected between 2020 and 2040, using the FEMA Hazus model and national-scale […]

15 Mar 2016

This collection of seven articles highlights the support for the EU among the environmental and business sectors (CBI). Whilst not everything is perfect, Europe has been a major force for good with sustainability and environmental issues and their development. 1.  Brexit could break the environment  Leaving the EU would create “identifiable and substantial risks to the […]

15 Mar 2016

Valuable spin-off from the planning process helping to inform future developments MMO: ‘The aim of this project (Report MMO1077) is to combine future climate data from the UK climate projections 2009 with information on current and predicted marine activities in the South and East marine plan areas to identify potential climate change impacts and benefits.’

15 Mar 2016

The Government have set out their commitment to the coastal paths of England and this series of links updates the existing information and maps, and sets out next steps for all of the major regions of the English coast. Overview     https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-overview-of-progress East of England   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-in-the-east-of-england North East of England     https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-in-the-north-east-of-england North West of England     https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-in-the-north-west-of-england […]

15 Mar 2016

MMO: The project aimed to use models of essential fish habitats, developed for an earlier project, and validate these with a number of stakeholders, in order to improve the confidence in the modelled outputs. Two reports setting out the development of Spatial Models of Essential Fish Habitat for the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan […]

15 Mar 2016

The government’s lobbying ban will have a chilling impact on scientists David Nutt Guardian ‘One of the many frightening aspects of life under Joseph Stalin was the central direction of science by the Communist party. This led to egregious scientific data, disregarded in the west, but celebrated in the Soviet Union. One of the best […]

15 Mar 2016

Two articles on Global Fishing Watch and the second on the proposed use of drones for Pitcairn Island MPA  Global Fishing Watch – Using Satellites to Assist Fisheries Management In November 2014, Oceana unveiled the prototype of a new tool that will enhance transparency and accountability in commercial fishing fleets around the world. A public […]