09 Aug 2022
EU countries are committed to achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) in their marine waters under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The UK is following a parallel process with the same commitment under the UK Marine Strategy, which also has the objective of Good Environmental Status. OSPAR is coordinating this work at the regional scale, and […]
31 May 2022
Seeing a larger number of species on urban coastlines – from marine animals to seaweed — is likely to improve the wellbeing of local people and visitors, new research from a team at Swansea University has revealed. The findings provide further evidence that biodiversity brings wide-ranging benefits. Anecdotal evidence suggests that people may associate marine […]
18 May 2022
Interesting report, covered in the Guardian At least 239 barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across 17 countries in Europe in 2021, in a record-breaking year for dam removals across the continent. Spain led the way, with 108 structures taken out of the country’s rivers. “Our efforts to expand dam removals across Europe are […]
18 May 2022
The salinisation of fresh-water habitats is a growing threat to biotic communities. To protect the biodiversity and ecosystem services and goods associated with these systems, effective monitoring is essential. Here, researchers present the Salinity Association Group Index (SAGI), a novel tool for the assessment of salinity in fresh-water habitats. Three case studies demonstrate how SAGI […]
13 Apr 2022
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) has teamed-up with nine other environmental organisations to form the Blue Recovery Leaders Group. The initiative, which includes the Berkeley Group and The Church Commissioners for England aims to “fight climate change, restore our wellbeing and help nature recover”. Each organisation involved has committed to develop initiatives that will help WWT […]
07 Apr 2022
From Reuters Negotiations on an ambitious global biodiversity deal to halt or reverse nature loss closed in Switzerland on Tuesday (29 March), with countries agreeing to little more than further talks in June. The Geneva meeting of around 1,000 negotiators from 164 countries was meant to be the last before the postponed U.N. Convention on […]
07 Dec 2021
Peter Barham ‘There is increasing recognition of the need for greater action to restore the marine environment in the face of a continued decline in marine biodiversity. Net Gain has been identified as a potential development approach that can contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss by leaving the natural environment in a measurably better […]
19 Oct 2021
The UK will need to increase its investment in nature by at least £44bn and by as much as £97bn, by 2032, to meet its own environmental commitments. That is according to a new report commissioned by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and published today (12 October). Entitled ‘The Finance Gap for UK Nature’, the report lays […]
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