23 Nov 2015
Fishing nations at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have once again failed to adopt scientific advice and best practices to safeguard several species of oceanic sharks. Unprecedented support for stronger ICCAT finning ban was quashed. Mako & blue shark catches remain unlimited. A small step taken […]
23 Nov 2015
Decades’ worth of data revealing the health of our seas and marine wildlife, will be made freely available to the public for the first time, following the launch of a new ‘Data Hub’ today by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). The Cefas Data Hub, an online portal allowing the public and […]
17 Nov 2015
SuDS Manual (C753) is released The UK’s most comprehensive SuDS guidance is released to support uptake, manage floods and create better places and spaces. As the UK moves into winter, potentially a time of greater flood risk as seen during the 2013-2014 winter, CIRIA has launched the most comprehensive industry SuDS guidance available in the […]
17 Nov 2015
The Environment Agency is consulting on the new technical guidelines for water companies to follow when writing their water resources management plans. The guidelines have been jointly produced by the Environment Agency, Defra, Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat. We want to hear your thoughts, comments and opinions on this guidance. The guidance is […]
17 Nov 2015
Such has been the carnage to renewables policy at Decc and the recent love-in with China and nuclear it comes as no surprise that many people have been asking exactly what UK’s energy policy is. Here is Amber Rudd’s wide ranging answer,click here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/amber-rudds-speech-on-a-new-direction-for-uk-energy-policy Whilst one of her aims is to make energy policy boring […]
17 Nov 2015
Defra spending Economists at RSPB & The Wildlife Trusts say Defra is being hit with the biggest cuts http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/409659-rspb-and-the-wildlife-trusts-criticise-decision-to-cut-funding-for-environment-by-up-to-40?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=News ADAS – research collaborations being cut https://www.fginsight.com/news/defra-starts-pulling-the-plug-on-research-projects-as-spending-cuts-bite-7783 The Environmental Audit Committee has commissioned the National Audit Office to audit the Treasury’s Spending Review process for its environmental impact. Statement from the Chair Environmental Audit Committee Chair, […]
17 Nov 2015
Guardian Climate change is set to pass the milestone of 1C of warming since pre-industrial times by the end of 2015, representing “uncharted territory” according to scientists at the UK’s Met Office. 2015 is also set to be the hottest on record, as the temperatures are so far beating past records “by a country mile”, […]
17 Nov 2015
Comments on: LONDON SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE ACTION PLAN – draft for public consultation Emeritus Professor Richard Ashley, 12th November 2015 Now that Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 has not been commenced, England is in a rather uncertain position regarding the promotion of the use of SuDS and who should shoulder the […]
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