Plastic Pollution – Surveying Your Actions Marine Conservation Society & Coastal Futures 2019 Dear Colleagues As part of Coastal Futures 2019 Bob Earll and The Marine Conservation Society are collaborating on an exercise to explore what informed individuals are doing about plastic pollution. We would like to ask you to complete a short survey regarding your views on plastic pollution […]
Experts from the Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency have asked the water companies to confirm that they are doing “everything possible to act early” to plan for possible pressure on water supplies next year. The issue was raised at the latest meeting of the National Drought Group (NDG) chaired […]
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report AECOM & Sniffer: Study of Evidence from 25 case studies on how projects and schemes meet climate change adaptation requirements The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. The Adaptation Sub Committee (ASC), which is part of the […]
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) will become mandatory for new property developments in Wales from next year, following regulations introduced by the Welsh Government. As part of the regulations, ‘SuDS Approving Bodies’ or ‘SABs’ will be set up within every local authority to approve drainage plans. The SAB or local planning authorities will have powers to […]
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this report Areas next to rivers hold potential for cost-effective flood protection and improving the health of an entire river ecosystem. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today, restoring European floodplains closer to their natural state would contribute to the achievement of several European Union policies. Estimates […]
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been awarded almost £1 million by Welsh Government’s Rural Development Programme to expand its successful PestSmart project which promotes the safe use, storage and disposal of pesticides. PestSmart is a Welsh Water initiative which encourages people to consider a ‘smarter’, more sustainable approach to weed, pest and disease control that […]
We are delighted to announce that a new Catchment Based Approach website has launched this week, to better connect people in collaborative and cross-sector management of the water environment. With a new look and feel, we hope that the new CaBA website will facilitate more conversations about water management, help you find resources that are useful to […]
The considerable uncertainties of Brexit surfaced with a vengeance last week. At least Michael Gove decided to stay at Defra. He has been the only Conservative Environment Minister who has understood environment and under his direction a considerable amount of work has been done. Given the light weight non entities that preceded him his loss […]