24 Oct 2023
Yesterday, UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) officially launched the Isle of Wight’s first oyster regeneration project in partnership with Blue Marine Foundation as its first oysters were placed in baskets beneath UKSA’s pontoons to breed. The project will facilitate the release of millions of larvae into the Solent, while also providing refuge for other marine life […]
24 Oct 2023
Boat strikes are one of the top threats to North Atlantic right whales, which can cause death or injury from blunt-force trauma or propeller cuts. Studies have found that limiting boat speeds to 10 knots is estimated to reduce a North Atlantic right whale’s risk of death from being killed by a boat over 65 […]
24 Oct 2023
As part of a major research consortium announced last June, the UK’s top scientists have discovered that some seabirds are demonstrating immunity to avian influenza. The eight-strong FluMap consortium, headed by the world-leading research team at the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA), has developed laboratory tools that can dissect the immune response in birds that […]
24 Oct 2023
Sewage systems overflow during periods of heavy rain, and companies are allowed to discharge when they reach a certain level to prevent waste backing up into homes, but not before. Peter Hammond, a former UCL professor who campaigns for Windrush Against Sewage, has collated data, which shows Welsh Water was discharging sewage before it reached […]
24 Oct 2023
Floating offshore wind developments bring different potential shipping, navigation and aviation risk and impacts when compared to fixed foundation projects. To support the safe and sustainable growth of floating offshore wind, it is essential that industry guidance, tools and assessment practices are fit for purpose in identifying any potential impacts and ensuring appropriate mitigation measures […]
18 Oct 2023
A major report on the UK’s infrastructure has been published by the National Infrastructure Commission. it covers energy, transport, water and waste, and says there are large gaps in investment and many areas in which the UK’s existing infrastructure is poorly maintained and inadequate. Overall, investment of about £30bn a year from the taxpayer and […]
18 Oct 2023
Water, the world’s most precious yet undervalued resource, lies at the heart of a mounting global crisis that threatens both human and planetary health, warns a new report, published this week by WWF. Released on World Food Day (16 October), The High Cost of Cheap Water uncovers a stark reality: the annual economic value of […]
18 Oct 2023
Defra and the Environment Agency have published the ‘Natural flood management programme prospectus’, enabling applicants to apply for funding to increase flood resilience with natural flood management. NFM measures can include: soil and land management river and floodplain management woodland management run-off management coast and estuary management To receive funding a project must: provide one […]
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