Sound recordings reveal the changes caused by habitat degradation ‘Climate change is causing widespread damage to the world’s tropical coral reefs, via increases in cyclones and mass bleaching. Healthy populations of reef fishes facilitate recovery from such events, and recruitment of juvenile fish is influenced by acoustic cues that guide larval orientation, habitat selection, and […]
Greener UK ‘Tentative progress on plastics and ‘green Brexit’ held back by absence of environment watchdog Environmentalists argue that improvements in plastics, agriculture and chemicals policy are tempered by continuing uncertainty over how environmental laws will be enforced after Brexit. Tentative progress on plastics and ‘green Brexit’ held back by absence of environment watchdog Environmentalists […]
Bob Earll Waiting for Godot is Beckett’s famous play whose central characters wait but he never turns up. One wonders whether it will be 2042 before Government turns up and does anything on wet wipes in the face of the huge increase in their use and the growing costs to the water industry and environmental […]
With climate change and a growing population likely to place ever greater strains on vital water resources, a new report released today by water sector regulator Ofwat explores the potential options to help cut demand for water over the next 50 years. The report, The long term potential for deep reductions in household water demand, looks at […]
Given the scale of water company energy bills in England and Wales progress with grasping the benefits of a host of renewables has been tortuously slow. Water Companies have the assets and skills to move much further and faster with renewables to generate far in excess of their needs. Ofwat should be driving this process […]
Innovation – Integrating SUDS with Water Harvesting – Two for the price of one A new technology that combines water reuse and flood resilience is apparently “set to take the water sector by storm”. The system combines rainwater harvesting, attenuation and intelligent data gathering into one system. Where deployed, it is expected to drastically reduce […]
Field in Trust ‘Revaluing Parks and Green Spaces: Measuring their economic and wellbeing value to individuals is research conducted in line with HM Treasury best practice in valuing non-market goods. This research provides a robust economic valuation of parks and green spaces in the UK as well as valuing improvements in health and wellbeing associated […]
The Public Accounts Committee report says preparations for Brexit are being hampered by uncertainty over UK’s future relationship with the EU. Read the report summary Read the report conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: Exiting the European Union: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Department for International Trade Preparations being […]