12 Jun 2017
Information Portal for the Celtic Seas – helping users find Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) relevant data and information The Celtic Seas Partnership (CSP) project, a 4-year project part funded by EU LIFE+, ended in March 2017. WWF-UK was the lead with partners the Natural Environment Research Council, SeaWeb Europe, the University of Liverpool and […]
12 Jun 2017
Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change In recent years, leading marine scientists have said that protecting large areas of the sea as oceanic reserves carries the added benefit of helping ocean life weather the impacts of climate change. Support for that claim was spread across numerous disparate studies—until now. In a […]
12 Jun 2017
This website sets out a host of ideas and programmes: Covering a huge range of issues from sustainable development goals, MPAs, litters, climate change adaptation and fishing. Final calls UN Oceans Conference http://sdg.iisd.org/news/un-ocean-conference-concludes-with-call-for-action-and-1300-commitments/ 11 June 2017: The UN Ocean Conference concluded with a 14-point ‘Call for Action’ to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and […]
12 Jun 2017
Although the Jonny Hughes article has recently grabbed some headlines – earlier this year Jonathan Porritt developed a similar argument in articles based on work by Forum for the Future. This comes after the historic campaigns sought to stop the sea being used as a cheap dumping site for industry and bans on this practice. […]
12 Jun 2017
These days you could fill up newsletters with ocean litter initiatives and programmes. These seem to be growing exponentially – four recent examples. So the awareness and pressure is building but is it being focussed? We saw with plastic bags that focussed campaigns can work. That took years in the UK how long will it […]
12 Jun 2017
Useful TED video explaining ocean acidification by Triona McGrath
12 Jun 2017
New technology to improve the sustainability of the fishing industry Award winning start-up, SafetyNet Technologies, is seeking to revolutionize the fishing industry with a technology that uses lights to attract and repel fish, reducing by-catch. The equipment fits easily onto any fishing net, with ten to 20 lights required. The colour of light is controlled […]
07 Jun 2017
I’ve search several links and not found a link yet to the actual report ….. Guardian: Intensive farming cited as main reason for destroying natural barriers to deluge and making low lying areas more vulnerable to floods Only a tenth of England’s extensive floodplains are now fit for purpose – 90% no longer function properly […]
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