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08 Feb 2017

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Monitoring Llangarron water quality from space Andrew Richman, Geomatics Project Manager, the Environment Agency and Crispin Hambidge, Geomatics Consultant, the Environment Agency, 27 January 2017 — Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Earth Observation, Open data Environment Agency Geomatics experts Andrew Richman and Crispin Hambidge explain how satellite and LiDAR are helping Enforcement Officers identify agricultural runoff. Making data not just analysis-ready […]

08 Feb 2017

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Contract opportunity – Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development During 2016, CIRIA, working in partnership with IEMA and CIEEM, has developed a set of principles for the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development. This year, the partners plan to produce guidance on the implementation of these principles. Fundraising for […]

08 Feb 2017

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We know that well designed SuDS can provide a host of multiple benefits – that’s why the Pitt review recommended and subsequent legislation passed measures to introduce them. A blog commentary and report on the ongoing saga of Government not implementing Parliaments wishes. WWT & CIWEM and a host of other collaborate. SuDS & Sovereignty […]

08 Feb 2017

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The Government respond to the EFRA Committee’s Flood Report – Simon Wightman Senior Policy Officer, RSPB In November 2016, I wrote a blog about the EFRA Committee’s Report on Future Flood Prevention. On balance, the report was a useful contribution to the national debate about how we best prepare for floods. We have now seen the Government’s response to […]

08 Feb 2017

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What’s the post Brexit future for farming in the UK? NGO’s set out their principles for the future of the countryside, environment, farming and rural development – Report Posted on 24 January, 2017 by Green Alliance blog This post is by Green Alliance’s chair, Dame Fiona Reynolds. For the many people who care about the beauty of our […]

08 Feb 2017

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Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced. The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the […]

08 Feb 2017

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Floodplain Meadows: combining beauty with utility & Handbook for guidance Ann Skinner, 8 July 2016 — Community, Flood, Other areas of our work Environment Agency Blog: The value of floodplain meadows was well understood in mediaeval times, when the Domesday Book recorded them as 10 times more valuable than arable land because without them people could not keep their animals […]

06 Feb 2017

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We must tell the truth to safeguard the environment – Lord Chris Smith Posted on 1 February, 2017 by Green Alliance blog  This post is by Lord Chris Smith, who was chair of the Environment Agency from 2008-14.  ‘It was made very clear to us that, whilst private impartial advice was still sought and still welcome, it should […]