12 Aug 2015
‘The Environment Agency (EA) is holding a consultation for the revised Water Company Drought Plan Guideline (see consultation site). The water company drought plan guideline (WC DPG) sets out what water companies must and should include in their statutory drought management plans. These plans focus on the things that companies plan to do to maintain […]
12 Aug 2015
Three quarters of water customers in England and Wales believe they are getting value for money from their water company, according to new research from the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater). CCWater has today (Tuesday) published its annual ‘Water Matters’ survey which reveals water customers’ satisfaction with value for money has risen by six per […]
11 Aug 2015
The conservation of Europe’s freshwater fish and their habitats is an important EU policy goal, supported not only through the Habitats Directive and EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, but also because of the clear and close links between water quality and fish conservation status, through the implementation of the Water framework Directive and River Basin Management […]
11 Aug 2015
‘As we approach the height of the British Summer, thoughts turn to leather on willow, strawberries & cream and of course…the likelihood of flash floods! Experience has taught us that it is not the usual risk from around our coastline or rivers that threatens at this time of the year, but the high intensity storm cells […]
09 Aug 2015
This is an update on the development of Dean Quarry, Cornwall the coastal site that was earmarked to provide the rock armour for the Swansea tidal lagoon. The companies involved with the Swansea Lagoon own Dean Quarry. The Swansea tidal lagoon project website highlights a wide range of recent developments but not the Dean Quarry […]
09 Aug 2015
Valuing ecosystem services – WWF has produced two reports this year that relates to the ocean economy (http://www.wwf.org.uk/about_wwf/press_centre/?unewsid=7544 and http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/conservation/marine/news/?247658/Increased-protection-would-provide-big-boost-to-the-ocean-economy ) and in addition the four main organisations in Link have been working with NEF on a new approach to impact assessments for the second tranche of MCZs that does a better job of valuing […]
09 Aug 2015
Decent design – Before and After Control impact (BACI) – to establish the effects of MPAs ‘Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly being implemented as tools to conserve and manage fisheries and target species. Because there are opportunity costs to conservation, there is a need for science based assessment of MPAs. Here, we present one […]
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