19 Mar 2019
River basin planning: working together: Consultation Report EA: Working together was the first consultation in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans for 2021. It set out the steps and consultation measures that we are required to take in preparation of the updated river basin management plans. It ran for six months between 22 […]
19 Mar 2019
Engineering first as Dutch flood defence scheme is unveiled in Somerset Environment Agency: The tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Overlooking the Bristol Channel, Stolford has a history of coastal erosion and is prone to flooding. In 1981 […]
19 Mar 2019
1. Cliff falls Two very lucky people just missed by major Dorset cliff fall Environment Agency video captured the moment bystanders had a lucky escape after 1,000 tons of rock fell from cliff at West Bay in Dorset. 2. Innovation on the Aire – moveable weirs that respond to the flow conditions in the river […]
17 Mar 2019
UK takes step forward in global marine protection UK Government backs plans by Ascension Island to designate over 150,000 square miles of its waters as a fully protected no-take Marine Protected Area. More than half of the UK’s global waters are set to be within Marine Protected Areas, putting the UK at the forefront of […]
17 Mar 2019
Defra ‘Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, has reappointed Emma Howard Boyd as Chair of the Environment Agency. In confirming the reappointment, Secretary of State Michael Gove said: I am grateful for Emma’s strong leadership and achievements over her first term. She has played a crucial part in the Environment […]
17 Mar 2019
Robert Goodwill has been appointed as Fisheries Minister at Defra. He takes over from George Eustice who has resigned over issues concerning the delay to Brexit votes. Goodwill has arrived to receive a scathing letter from the Lords concerning quotas MCS Debbie Crockard: ‘New fisheries minister – more than just goodwill will be needed in […]
17 Mar 2019
MPA News Open Channels: ‘As the global MPA community approaches the 2020 deadline for meeting Aichi Target 11, it must achieve two potentially very different goals. There is the numerical goal of covering 10% of coastal and marine areas in MPAs. And there is the qualitative goal that the conservation be achieved through “effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and […]
17 Mar 2019
EMODnet Biology is proud to unveil a new and innovative showcase of exemplar marine biological data products. Launched on 19 December 2019, the European Atlas of Marine Life presents a range of data products including tools, models and maps, illustrating the diverse range of outputs that can be generated from EMODnet Biology hosted data. Since […]
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