30 Apr 2019
Natural England has provided supplementary material to support understanding of the comprehensive evidence behind the components of the Conservation Advice for Marine Protected Areas. Contained within the table are a series of guidance videos Marine Protected Areas. Contained within the table are a series of guidance videos, FAQs, glossary and supporting material to aid users […]
30 Apr 2019
The publicity and profile of this consultation is being raised as it nears its closing date. Have your say. Defra ‘Your responses to this consultation will help us to consider the merits of introducing a DRS. The aim of the UK and Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern […]
23 Apr 2019
Bank of England boss Mark Carney has told global banks they cannot ignore climate change dangers. Writing in The Guardian, Carney and François Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Banque de France, said financial regulators, banks and insurers around the world had to “raise the bar” to avoid catastrophe. The heads of two of the […]
23 Apr 2019
The focus of this year’s World Earth Day (22 April) has been ‘Protect Our Species’. This is in response to the destruction of plant and wildlife populations by climate change, deforestation, poaching and pollution. If you’re in London, there is an ongoing series of events at Somerset House. Water Saving Week runs from April 29th […]
23 Apr 2019
Thames Water has launched what it expects to be a lengthy operation to remove a mass of concrete discovered to be plugging three Victorian sewers. Caused by people pouring concrete down their drains, this blockage is expected to be far more difficult to remove than the fatbergs, collections of fat, oil, and wet-wipes, more commonly […]
23 Apr 2019
A new wetlands scheme has been approved for Wessex Water that will improve water quality and habitats west of Durleigh Water Treatment Works and Reservoir. Wessex Water will build two sedimentation wetlands upstream of the reservoir that will capture silt and coarse sediment, as well as helping to reduce levels of nutrients reaching the watercourse. […]
23 Apr 2019
The Mobilising Publics theme of the TWENTY65 research project has launched a survey to map the nature and extent of public engagement activities led by water organisations across the UK water sector. The University of Sheffield is undertaking this project and will use results to map public engagement and gain a better understanding of how […]
23 Apr 2019
Greener UK, a group of 14 major environmental organisations has produced a briefing on one of the elements they see as missing from the government’s initial proposals for the Environment Bill: a mechanism for translating national objectives into local delivery. The briefing states that the Bill needs to include provisions to ensure a long term […]
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