Marine pollution hasn’t gone away. There was a high level of media coverage calling for much more action to help remove PCBs from the environment. Benny the Beluga has been a pleasant distraction from the grim reality of our politics but he as affected by PCBs as other species higher in the food chain. PCB—still […]
An angler, Craig Whalley, has used a GoPro video camera suspended from his fishing line to get some astonishing video of spurdogs and tope feeding off the Isle of Man. Click here to watch the video.
How do you protect the Marine Environment? Twenty Pioneers tell their stories Marine Conservation: People, Ideas and Action – New Publication – Bob Earll Save 30% on Marine Conservation: People, Ideas and Action by Bob Earll at Pelagic Publishing with offer code: MCPRE30 until 31 October 2018. The way we protect, manage and undertake conservation in the […]
‘Clear Water Labour’s Vision for a Modern and Transparent Publicly-Owned Water System Our utilities have been sold off and run for private profit, not public good, meaning we’re paying rip-off prices for worse services. Water bills increased 40% in the 25 years after privatisation. Over the last ten years, the English water companies have paid […]
Environment Agency ‘ Water is a precious resource that we can’t live without; from supplying drinking water and supporting fisheries, to providing an essential resource to business and agriculture, and a source of recreation. Water pollution and drought threaten these things. Therefore it is critical that our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal areas, wetlands and groundwater are managed […]
National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018 Environment Agency ‘The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. Published 20 September The National Drought Group (NDG), chaired by Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan, brings […]
The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk David Spratt & Ian Dunlop The opening chapters include – Risk understatement – Excessive caution – Thinking the Unthinkable – The Underestimation of Risk – The Existential risk to human civilization – Public sector duty of care on climate risk ….. you get the drift. Click here to download […]
Many of you will be aware of the alarming rate of decline of much of the UK’s wildlife affecting terrestrial and freshwater environments in particular. The Walk for Wildlife and the Manifesto for Wildlife address these issues very directly by providing a wide range of ideas for action. The links below will take you to […]