19 Jun 2018

Welcome to the susdrain Designers Hub – the one-stop shop for anyone designing SuDS. We know how important it is to get your designs right first time – not only to save time but also money. This section of our website has been specifically crafted to provide you with the knowledge, resources and support tools […]

19 Jun 2018

Climate change affects all anglers. Warming sea temperatures are a factor in the decline in Atlantic salmon and the likely increases in drought incidents puts further pressure on river systems. Next month, the Climate Coalition is calling on people from all over the UK to join their Speak Up Week to show MPs how climate […]

18 Jun 2018

Defra: National Parks review launched Nearly 70 years after National Parks and AONBs were first established, a new review will ensure designated landscapes are fit for the future. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today committed to conserve and enhance England’s most cherished landscapes as a new review launches into the nation’s National Parks and Areas […]

18 Jun 2018

Guardian: Flooding from sea level rise threatens over 300,000 US coastal homes – study Climate change study predicts ‘staggering impact’ of swelling oceans on coastal communities within next 30 years. Sea level rise driven by climate change is set to pose an existential crisis to many US coastal communities, with new research finding that as many as […]

18 Jun 2018

‘Fish Legal has threatened Defra and Natural England with legal action for failing to take a precautionary approach to the regulation of the lucrative wrasse fishery which has sprung up in the inshore waters of England to supply the Scottish salmon farming industry. The wrasse are caught in pots and transported live to Scotland where […]

18 Jun 2018

AlterEco ‘Welcome to the AlterEco 2nd newsletter . AlertEco is a NERC funded programme, developing an alternative framework to assess marine ecosystem functioning in shelf seas.  Over the next three years, AlterEco will use the results gathered from deploying small fleets of submarine and ocean surface robots, to provide measurements of ocean processes in time and […]

18 Jun 2018

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for the maintenance of marine ecosystem functionality and health and ensuring the onward flow of beneficial ecosystem services that support human well-being. Social and economic factors influence whether and how stakeholders exploit resources or cooperate to conserve them. Environmental managers are now turning from designating MPAs to […]