06 Nov 2024
A new research published by the British Medical Journal finds that urban green spaces play a vital role in mitigating heat-related health risks, offering a potential strategy for urban planning to address climate change and enhance public health. The research points towards a pattern where regions abundant in green spaces report lower rates of heat-related […]
06 Nov 2024
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has published a response to the National Bioresources Strategy. The report looks at priorities for resource recovery opportunities, arguing that valuable constituents in wastewater and bioresources could provide resources and support the achievement of a circular economy and net zero carbon ambitions. Photo credit: Nithin PA This project […]
06 Nov 2024
An ambitious new conservation project that will create and restore river woodlands across Scotland is now underway, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Riverwoods Blueprint Project is being led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, alongside partners Fisheries Management Scotland, Woodland Trust Scotland, Tweed Forum, Kyle of Sutherland Rivers Trust, Spey Catchment […]
05 Nov 2024
EAST Region Marine Ecosystems (EASTME) 2025 conference Reporting Annual Change at a Regional Scale & Building Social Capital Tue, 13 May 2025 08:45 – 16:30 BST David Chaddick Building, University of Lincoln The EAST Marine Ecosystems (EASTME) is a project that started earlier this year to test the idea of annual reporting on the state […]
05 Nov 2024
The March For Clean Water took place on Sunday 3 November. Image credit BBC. Welcome to OCF’s insights from the marine and coastal sector. This week we have summarised the most relevant stories for you from a range of Marine and Coastal Sectors, including: Fisheries; Offshore Wind; Offshore Industries; Conservation; Climate; Science and more. […]
05 Nov 2024
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded in some disarray. There were several landmark decisions, but also lack of agreement on some key issues. It was agreed that: Companies profiting from nature’s genetic data should pay towards its protection through a global fund The fund, to be known as the Cali fund after […]
05 Nov 2024
The central theme chosen by hosts Samoa for the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was resilience: encompassing economic, environmental, societal and democratic resilience, with a particular emphasis on the needs of Small Island Developing States. Ocean issues such as marine pollution and biodiversity loss are prominent within the Commonwealth – which covers 36% […]
05 Nov 2024
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) held its annual meeting Oct. 14-25 in Hobart, Australia. According to several observers, the growing commercial interest in krill fishing collided with concerns about the impact of climate change on regional ecosystems and prevented the 27 members of the CCAMLR from reaching any agreement, […]
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