The Western Channel Observatory, Plymouth, has celebrated the 25th anniversary of the re-establishment of L4 with the publication of a special issue in Progress in Oceanography (Volume 137, Part B, Pages 335-570). The 17 cross-cutting scientific research papers, from 25 UK and international institutes, provide new insights into seabed and water column processes as well […]
Environment minister says Tokyo cannot ‘unilaterally decide’ to ignore scientific advice and international court of justice ruling to hunt and kill 333 minke whales Japan cannot unilaterally decide to start whaling in Antarctica again against the advice of scientists, says the environment minister, Greg Hunt.Japan is set to ignore an international court of justice ruling […]
Hello, My colleagues and I at the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, Plymouth University, are currently conducting a study that aims to identify the skills and knowledge that are necessary or desirable for working in the marine science and conservation sector. The findings of this study will be used to optimise the […]
Environment Agency Blog: Jeremy Walker, chair of the innovative ‘Slowing the Flow’ project in North Yorkshire, explains how a range of land management measures are helping to reduce flood risk in the market town of Pickering. The project, which was officially completed this autumn, was recently opened by Defra Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss. The […]
Defra: Minister Rory Stewart opens Europe’s first zero-chemical, zero-power, metal mine water-treatment scheme. An innovative treatment works using the natural environment to clean metal-rich water from an abandoned mine has been opened by Water Minister Rory Stewart in Cumbria today. Set in the breath-taking Cumbrian hills near Keswick, the Force Crag mine water treatment scheme […]
Catherine Morgan Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk management network The need for those us involved in Flood Risk Management research to engage with the public has never been more apparent. I live and work in Hull, a city that lies on the banks of the Humber Estuary and therefore, at risk of tidal flooding. However, […]
South West Water: New Upstream Thinking programme to protect rivers The multi-award-winning Upstream Thinking partnership is expanding work to improve water quality in the region’s rivers with a new five-year programme. A partnership of South West Water, the Devon Wildlife Trust, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, the Westcountry Rivers Trust and the Exmoor National Park Authority […]
Severn Trent sets out climate change adaptation plans to 2020 Severn Trent Water has published a new report setting out its climate change adaptation plans to 2020 which include doubling the number of sustainable urban drainage projects, reducing leakage by 6% and giving up around 85Ml/d of abstraction licenses. Introducing the Future Proofing report, Severn Trent […]