The Green Blue is launching a new wildlife guide for boaters today [Friday, 3 March 2017] to coincide with and celebrate United Nations’ World Wildlife Day. The UK has an amazing array of marine wildlife, from the magnificent basking shark and the bottlenose dolphin to the unmistakable puffin and stunning razorbill. It’s not uncommon for […]
A proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) off Scotland’s west coast would help basking sharks, researchers say. Scientists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) satellite tracked 36 basking sharks in summer months of 2012-2014 and found 86% showed “some degree of residency” in the proposed Sea of the Hebrides MPA. Sharks also returned year […]
World Oceans Day ‘The theme this year is “Our Oceans, Our Future,” with a conservation action focus on plastic pollution prevention and youth engagement. Over the next few months, you’ll be receiving regular email updates to provide you and other event organizers with the latest information and lots of free resources to help you have an […]
Marine Conservation Grants – Applications Invited If you are planning a marine conservation project, you may be eligible to apply for a grant from Sea-Changers. We give a number of small grants (generally under £1,000) and tend to support grass roots and community based projects. The latest round of applications is currently open, […]
The European Parliament has adopted draft reform of carbon market post-2020, but it is not clear if the UK will continue to be involved. The reforms are necessary because the European Union’s emission trading system (ETS), a cap-and-trade permit system to regulate industry pollution, has suffered from excess supply since the 2008 financial crisis, depressing […]
This week, MPs from two Select Committees, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, came together for a joint debate in the House of Commons to hold the Government to account on its management of flood risk. A series of parliamentary inquiries have called for strengthened policies to protect UK […]
Thames Water has said its ambitious £16M sustainable urban drainage system (SUDs) project at Nine Elms is “testing the company’s alliances to the limit” after clashing with the US Embassy. According to the company, its “ambitious and innovative sustainable urban drainage system (SUDs) project in a high-profile corner of south London is testing the company’s alliances […]
The BBC reports on thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites. According to published research, up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year. Scientists found that there had been 6,600 releases from these fracked wells over a ten-year period in four states. The biggest problems were […]