This is a key development and doesn’t seem to have been reported on the official websites. Hence this interesting source: World Ocean Council: ‘The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) last week adopted a formal resolution to develop a legally-binding treaty for the conservation of marine biodiversity on the ‘high seas’. The new ocean regulations are proposed […]
The EU LIFE programme has launched two calls The EU LIFE programme has launched two calls for proposals for projects in the environment and climate action sub-programmes. With a total budget of nearly €250 million, thematic priorities include integrated approaches for the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive, and projects around floods and drought management. EU […]
The ideas behind the Circular Economy are not new but they are gaining traction as the costs of raw materials sky-rocket. It reframes the idea of waste as a resource to be utilized. This is a powerful idea which includes many key sustainability principles and with application in every environment and sector. New momentum is […]
Join us for a webinar on Jul 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8377149772482104066 Guide to Consistent Protection across Europe from Destructive Fishing in EU Natura 2000 Sites by Jean-Luc Solandt of the Marine Conservation Society and Catherine Weller of ClientEarth. Over 100 European Marine Sites (EMS) have been designated in the UK […]
This drought framework sets out: how drought affects different parts of England in different ways which organisations are involved in managing drought and how they work together how the Environment Agency and others make decisions and decide on actions to take how the Environment Agency monitors and measures the impacts of drought how the Environment […]
How the Environment Agency will manage government investment to reduce flood risk and coastal erosion in England. Environment Agency ‘Between April 2015 and March 2021, the government will invest £2.3 billion in more than 1,500 projects across England. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) investment plan sets out how this commitment will […]
Mark Smith – Economist viewpoint Our economic growth agendas of today risk playing dice with poverty reduction and prosperity if water risks continue to go unrecognised, argues Mark Smith, director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Can you manage what you don’t measure? Produce such as coffee, cotton, and oil are traded commodities that are […]
Environment Agency: The variety of fish which live in the River Thames has been highlighted by an Environment Agency fisheries survey along the river supported by volunteers from the Zoological Society of London. Specialist fisheries teams surveyed fish populations at 8 locations on the tidal Thames, between Gravesend and Richmond, and identified 17 different species […]