08 Feb 2016

Environmental Leaders write to Truss about BREXIT – Green Alliance Jan 27th Brexit would be damaging to UK’s environment, warn senior experts Alastair Harper Head of politics aharper@green-alliance.org.uk    A high powered group of environment and conservation experts, including four former chairs of UK environment agencies, have written to the Defra Secretary of State Liz Truss, […]

08 Feb 2016

Initial points Twenty nine sperm whales have now stranded on the North Sea coasts of UK and France, Netherlands, & Germany; these sources provide the bare bones of the event. It will be interesting to see what the data being collected reveals. Map of the distribution of the strandings – Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society […]

08 Feb 2016

SEEKING AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLICATIONS Are you an experienced sector professional and/or working in a cutting edge, innovative area? Have you ever considered being a book author or contributor in your area of expertise? Would your organisation like to raise its global profile through publishing case studies of its key projects? Would […]

04 Feb 2016

Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry: Flooding: Co-operation Across Government January 21st First hearing  January Watch video – with Krebs, Johns and Bell from the Climate Change Adaptation Committee and then Dieter Helm explaining his catchment model and its implications for flood management. Feb 3rd Campaigning journalist George Monbiot and blogger Richard North, and the Environment Agency […]

03 Feb 2016

National flood resilience review: call for evidence: Consultation description Defra are seeking published evidence that we can use in the national flood resilience review, announced in December 2015. This call for evidence focuses on the need to carry out an assessment of the damage that extreme rainfall could cause across England. We’re looking for people […]

03 Feb 2016

Environment Agency 2 February 2016 ‘The Environment Agency has carried out 16,000 inspections and identified around 660 flood defences needing repair work in the wake of record-breaking wet weather in December.  The ongoing work to assess and repair flood damage following Storm Desmond and Storm Eva will be outlined at an open Board meeting chaired […]