Net Gain: A developer’s commitment to enhancing biodiversity Posted by: Natural England, Posted on: 10 January 2019 Guest blog from Louise Clarke, Head of Sustainable Places at Berkeley Group, outlining the organisation’s approach to biodiversity net gain. The role of new development Biodiversity plays an important role within our towns and cities as it helps to improve […]
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are an important way of managing surface water runoff in built developments. Partly or wholly natural in design, SuDS were first introduced to the English planning system in 2010. National planning policy encourages SuDS in all major developments ‘unless there is clear evidence that this would be inappropriate’, while as of […]
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report. The Canadian Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, our new report titled “Weathering the Storm: Developing a Canadian Standard for Flood-Resilient Existing Communities.” The report highlights a range of solutions that can be deployed practically and cost-effectively within communities and households, across Canada, to reduce flood risk. It also […]
Defra media Blog on the progress made over the last year ‘Today marks 12 months since the 25 Year Environment Plan was launched, our ambitious roadmap to improve the environment within a generation. Since then we have made significant progress towards many of our goals, from overhauling our waste system with a comprehensive Resources and Waste Strategy to introducing […]
The Environmental Audit Committee Sustainable Seas Report highlights action needed on climate change, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and marine conservation. The MPs call on Government to bring forward the UK’s 2042 target date for achieving zero avoidable plastic waste and to rapidly decarbonise our economy to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. Read the conclusions and […]
The world’s coastal cities are going under. Here’s how some are fighting back The warning signs are increasingly hard to ignore. Sea-level rise is real, displacing thousands of people, destroying millions of acres of land and generating billions of dollars in losses. Due to competing predictions of future global temperatures, scientists are unsure exactly how fast or high […]
A plan to ban single-use plastic products such as disposable plates and straws has been agreed. EU member states and the EU parliament still have to give the provisional agreement the go-ahead. European lawmakers have reached an agreement on a ban of single-use plastic products, the Austrian presidency said in Brussels on Wednesday. The move is […]
Amy Pryor, Thames Estuary Partnership: ‘After 2 years of filming, editing and endless encouragement, the Thames Estuary Partnership’s 1 hour film of the Living Thames is completed and has just been shortlisted for the Charity Film Awards. Sir David Attenborough introduces the film, and Chris Baines presents through a journey from Teddington to the sea […]