23 Sep 2025
Photo by Mario Ame The Dutch government has announced a major policy reversal, allocating approximately €1bn in subsidies for offshore wind farm development after temporarily halting tenders in May due to deteriorating market conditions. The move aims to support construction of 2GW of new offshore wind capacity and prevent the renewable energy sector from stalling. Deputy […]
23 Sep 2025
Photo by Ernests Vaga The International Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling protecting the maritime borders and sovereignty of small island nations facing existential threats from sea level rise. In a unanimous advisory opinion issued on 23 July 2025, the UN’s highest court concluded that rising sea levels caused by climate change do not […]
23 Sep 2025
Photo by Gowtham AGM Decade-long moratorium continues New England’s once-thriving shrimp industry faces an uncertain future as fishermen struggle to find sufficient numbers of the region’s iconic northern shrimp, with regulators now empowered to extend fishing moratoriums for five years at a time instead of annual reviews. Fishermen have operated under a moratorium on […]
23 Sep 2025
Deputy Secretary Closing date for applications: 31 October 2025 Starting date: End of June 2026 Location: London Basic salary: Approximately £78 000/year (exempt from UK income tax) For a complete job description and instructions on how to apply* please consult the OSPAR website: https://www.ospar.org/organisation/vacancies We are looking for a highly motivated, outcome-focused Deputy Secretary with a […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Aerial view of a green combine harvester harvesting a field. Image by Scott Goodwill on Unsplash An investigation carried out by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations revealed more than 750,000 tonnes of liquid from landfills are mixed with sewage at water treatment works and spread on farmland across England each year. Production […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: ancient Clapper bridge over the river Avon in Dartmoor national park. Image by Ben Wrigley on Unsplash River campaigners launch new report identifying key threats Campaign for National Parks and the Rivers Trust have released their ‘Rivers at Risk‘ report, outlining the threats rivers in National Parks face and demanding urgent action […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: Aerial shot of the Amazon river. Severe drought hit the Amazon basin, peaking from July to September. Photo by Ivars Utināns on Unsplash Two thirds of the world’s river basins experienced abnormal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region. In […]
18 Sep 2025
Image description: an image of a caddisfly, which look similar to moths and have hairy wings, against a white background. Image by Natural Resources Wales. A species of caddisfly, thought to have been extinct in Britain since 2016, has been found during a species survey at Cors Goch, Anglesey. How the species was discovered Natur […]
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