There were 402 responses to the recent consultation – this report provides access to the assessment of those views. DCLG & Defra ‘Effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to water drainage management – new consultation announced. As part of the government’s continuing commitment to protect people and property from flood risk, […]
One of the predominant themes of 2015 will be the Paris Climate change meeting in December. Even in this short break there has been a continuous stream of commentary on the Lima summit and various VIPs supporting greater action from David Attenborough to the Pope. Lima agreement – Water Left Out By Codi Kozacek, Circle […]
CFP Deal – Business as usual – quota advice still ignored Conservationists took a rather different view from the Government over the 2015 CFP deal complaining that it was business as usual with politicians ignoring scientific advice on quotas – read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/fishing-quotas-defy-scientists-advice Defra ‘Deal strikes the right balance between supporting business and conserving fish […]
Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo Analysis for prestigious Nature magazine sounds alarm on the way that human activity, from overfishing to agriculture, is forcing a vast number of species to vanish from the wild. A stark depiction of the threat hanging over the […]
This book by Caveen, Polunin, Gray and Stead presents a critical analysis of MPAs in relation to marine resource management. It would be fair to say that these authors also represent the skeptical side of the scientific argument re MPAs. This book will stoke the debate about the objectives of MPAs. Plenty of material here […]
A wealth of information and headlines on the Ofwat website: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/pricereview/pr14/finaldet Comment – Guardian: ‘Water bills to smash £400 a year barrier despite regulator taking action Ofwat moves to cut bills by 5% – but customers will not see this as they will still rise with inflation The average household water bills will rise to […]
The Scottish and United Kingdom Governments have agreed that a marine plan for Scotland’s inshore waters and a marine plan covering Scottish offshore waters will be published in one document and will be collectively referred to as the ‘National Marine Plan’. LINK: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/seamanagement/national
Abstract ‘Plastic pollution is ubiquitous throughout the marine environment, yet estimates of the global abundance and weight of floating plastics have lacked data, particularly from the Southern Hemisphere and remote regions. Here we report an estimate of the total number of plastic particles and their weight floating in the world’s oceans from 24 expeditions (2007–2013) […]