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28 Oct 2014

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The West Country Rivers Trust, in collaboration with DEFRA and the Rivers Trust, has developed a method for undertaking stakeholder-led spatial visualisation of ecosystem services provisioning areas across a catchment landscape. During this participatory process, primary, secondary and tertiary stakeholders and technical specialists work with a broker/facilitator to collate and scrutinise all of the data […]

28 Oct 2014

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MARLISCO’ s overarching goal is to raise public awareness, facilitate dialogue and promote co-responsibility among the different actors towards a joint vision for the sustainable management of marine litter across all European seas.  http://www.marlisco.eu/about-project.en.html   MARLISCO Deliverables D1.1 Understanding of the distribution quantities and types of marine litter. The report aims to review the current […]

24 Oct 2014

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Now Available from Routledge Marine Biodiversity Conservation: A Practical Approach By Keith Hiscock Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions. This book is intended to provide knowledge and tools for marine conservation practitioners and to identify issues and mechanisms for upper-level undergraduate and Masters students. The main focus […]

23 Oct 2014

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Defra are currently welcoming applications to tender for a feasibility study to consider the use of earth observation satellite data to meet Industry and UK Government statutory monitoring needs in the marine environment. A Feasibility study to consider the use of earth observation satellite data to meet Industry and UK Government statutory monitoring needs in […]

21 Oct 2014

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Utility Week: ‘Prudential has committed to stand as the cornerstone investor in the £1 billion Tidal Lagoon Bay Project with a £100 million investment, the company said today. Prudential has committed to stand as the cornerstone investor in the £1 billion Tidal Lagoon Bay Project with a £100 million investment, the company said today. Prudential […]

21 Oct 2014

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This newsletter edited by Bob Harris is a mine of valuable research results and evidence on catchment management and includes in this one work on:        CLICK Here DTC Newsletter Oct 2014 ·        Extrapolating Field scale mitigation measures for soil erosion ·        Landscape scape overland flow mapping using LIDAR ·        Phosphorus mitigation ·        More evidence of […]

21 Oct 2014

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Adapting to climate change has reached the political agenda in most European countries, according to the most comprehensive analysis of adaptation in Europe published to date. Extreme weather events and EU policies were the most common reasons for beginning to address adaptation. The survey brings together detailed responses from 30 European countries, which are analysed […]