20 Jul 2023
Online Training Open | Fundraising for Conservation Projects Do you have a conservation project idea you’d love to see happen? Imagine how it would feel to get your idea off the ground, and implemented to help wildlife or habitats. Now you can turn your ideas into reality with the help of our latest Conservation Careers […]
19 Jul 2023
The World Meteorological Association argues for more urgent action on mitigation and adaptation. Intense heat is gripping large parts of the Northern hemisphere. New daily and station temperature records have been broken and it is possible that some national records may fall. June saw the warmest global average temperature on record, which continued into July, according to […]
19 Jul 2023
The government has published the Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3), setting out the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change from 2023 to 2028. According to the latest version, “the UK government is taking steps to address the impacts of climate change to protect communities, our economy […]
19 Jul 2023
By Alastair Chisholm, CIWEM’s Director of Policy After yet another bruising week for the water industry, future ownership and governance of water and sewerage companies remains high up the agenda. What are the options? What would rebuild trust? What might political parties advocate at a general election, asks Alastair Chisholm In a scathing House of […]
19 Jul 2023
The Guardian reports that a loophole in the UK’s pollution legislation allows farmers to pollute rivers by spreading excess manure, an investigation has found, with those acting unlawfully not facing any action in most cases. The government introduced new farming rules for water in 2018, aimed at cleaning up England’s waterways. However, after lobbying from […]
19 Jul 2023
Annual reports for England and Wales for 2022 from the Drinking Water Inspectorate both showed that 99.97% of water supply quality tests were compliant with standards. Coliforms were responsible for the largest proportion of breaches in each country. The reports show that: Drinking water is, and continues to be, excellent by international standards. Public water […]
19 Jul 2023
A new, open-access book considers the tools and methods available to implement nature-based solutions to water security. It includes in-depth case studies from nine different international locations, including natural flood management in the Thames Basin. It also offers links to material providing details and examples to develop natural assurance schemes. It is part of the […]
18 Jul 2023
Large trawlers fishing in English waters will soon have to install cameras that will monitor their catch, the Government has said. Known as remote electronic monitoring (REM), the cameras, along with gear sensors and GPS trackers, will collect data on the size of catches as well as types of species caught and will be introduced in stages over the […]
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