10 Dec 2024
The trilateral arrangement between the EU, Norway and the United Kingdom on jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea for 2025 establishes total allowable catches (TAC) of over 958,000 tonnes, covering EU quotas of almost 463,000 tonnes of cod, haddock, saithe, whiting, plaice and herring. The agreement on TACs includes a reduction for cod, consistent with the […]
10 Dec 2024
Scientists have revealed that the native oyster ecosystem has declined to the extent that it has been declared ‘collapsed’, highlighting the importance of ambitious restoration initiatives across Europe. Using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Framework, a new study has concluded the European native oyster reef ecosystem type is collapsed, with no locations remaining in Europe where […]
10 Dec 2024
A young people’s charity has been “highly commended” for their fight to protect Scotland’s seas by the RSPB’s prestigious Nature of Scotland Awards in the Youth Action category. The annual awards event recognises individuals and organisations making a difference in communities, schools and businesses to support Scotland’s wildlife and natural environment. This year’s nominations for the Youth Action category […]
10 Dec 2024
Coastal Futures conference, the UK’s largest annual gathering of coastal and marine practitioners, is excited to announce that an array of senior leaders will be on the stage to give their insights into the major marine and coastal topics. Some of the senior leaders speaking at the conference include: Giles Bristow, CEO of Surfers Against […]
03 Dec 2024
New figures from Wildlife and Countryside Link reveal an ongoing pollution problem from bee-killing pesticides in English rivers. 85% of rivers tested in 2023 – 2024 were found to have bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides present, with the proportion affected seeming to have risen slightly from previous years. Campaigners call on the Government to deliver a step […]
03 Dec 2024
A new paper from the London School of Economics highlights how biodiversity net gain (BNG) and natural flood management can be integrated. It highlights that BNG legislation in England presents a key opportunity to unlock funding and innovative solutions that boost urban flood risk management efforts and wider co-benefits. Photo credit: Ellie Burgin […]
03 Dec 2024
From Wicked Leeks Earlier this year, Wicked Leeks brought you the story of poo, pollution and profits: how the UK’s intensive poultry industry has become a runaway train that was killing our rivers. Since then, the slope has grown even more slippery. “We are at ‘peak poultry’,” says Ruth Westcott, a campaigner with Sustain, who has been […]
03 Dec 2024
The Water Sector Multi-capitals Network has launched the Principles of multi-capitals approaches to decision making. Despite variations in approaches towards multi-capitals accounting, the principles laid out in this paper will support consistency and alignment, and support better decisions to be made using multi-capital information. Multi-capital approaches should be comprehensive, trustworthy and useful. This paper will help […]
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