14 Jun 2021
Marine Scotland has launched a campaign to help raise awareness of American lobster (Homarus americanus) in Scotland. Native to the east coast of the northern USA and Canada, American lobsters have been imported live into Europe for several decades resulting in their escape into the wild, first recorded in the UK in 1988. Every year […]
08 Jun 2021
Another example of the way Defra and Ministers are approaching the growing problem of nutrient pollution from farming and other inputs. The most recent site example is the downgrading of ecological status on the Somerset levels. Angling Trust ‘Government says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to produce reports – six years after consent order. WWF, […]
08 Jun 2021
The headline in the Guardian was clear ‘the UK ranked last in Europe for bathing water quality in 2020’. The European Environment Agency report put UK at the bottom of its list of reporting countries. However, as Defra & Water UK were quick to point out Covid limited the ability of UK to complete the […]
08 Jun 2021
This latest Thames water major pollution incident is a timely reminder for the Environmental Audit Committee and their work on water quality in rivers (watch the evidence) of the growing risks of major storms driving significant pollution events. Thames Water has depressing recent record of sewage pollution incidents. Thames Water fined £4 million after catastrophic […]
08 Jun 2021
There is a torrent of information on the Defra website at present in connection with sustainable farming standards, including on how land managers can create lakes and ponds to benefit wildlife and improve the landscape. Defra ‘Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot: environmental outcomes and benefits The 8 standards include one on ‘Water Body Buffering’ will help […]
08 Jun 2021
Direct air capture (DAC) and greenhouse gas removal programme In June 2020 the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million of new research and development funding to help develop direct air capture technologies in the UK. As part of this, the innovation competition seeks to support the development of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) technologies to […]
08 Jun 2021
Natural Capital Evidence Handbook: to support place-based planning and decision-making – NERR092 (naturalengland.org.uk) This report and associated publications is about how to come to shared strategic understanding about the natural environment, in a place, using a natural capital evidence base. It is about working collaboratively and in partnership so that we can do more to […]
08 Jun 2021
In case you have contrived not to have noticed, today is World Oceans Day. This Marine News will undoubtedly be overtaken by a myriad of announcements, events and videos to mark WOD. Amongst the first out of the blocks is the UN’s The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods, its second fully virtual celebration of WOD, should […]
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